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Hometeam racks up $27.5 mln Series BNew York-based Hometeam, a home care provider for older adults, has raised $27.5 million in Series B funding. The investors were Oak HC/FT, Lux Capital, IA Ventures and Recruit Strategic Partners.
Year in Review: Digital health investing continues its fast pace in 2015The year is on track to end with investments in digital health slightly above last year's total, according to Rock Health, which was one of the most active investors in the sector.
- Biotech startup Kallyope snags $44 mln Series A
New York City-based Kallyope Inc, a biotech company focused on "harnessing the potential of the gut-brain axis," has launched with $44 million in Series A funding. The company's investors include Lux Capital, Polaris Partners, The Column Group, Illumina Inc and Alexandria Venture Investments.
- Aira snags $790K
Aira.IO, a visual interpreter for the blind, has raised $790,000 in seed financing. Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners led the round.
- Flex Logix grabs $7.4 mln
Flex Logix Technologies Inc, a provider of patented EFLX technology, has raised $7.4 million in financing. Eclipse Ventures, a former Formation 8 hardware fund, led the round with participation from other investors that included Lux Capital and the Tate Family Trust. In conjunction with the funding, Shirish Sathaye of Formation 8, has been appointed to Flex Logix's board of directors.
- Clinical research company Science 37 inks $6.5 mln
Los Angeles based Science 37, a technology-enabled clinical research company, has closed $6.5 million in Series A funding. Lux Capital and dRx Capital led the round.
- Auris Surgical Robotics snags $150 mln
Auris Surgical Robotics, a developer of robotics technology, has raised $150 million in funding, according to an SEC filing http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1464814/000146481415000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml Last year, Auris secured $34.4 million in Series A funding from Highland Capital Partners, Lux Capital, Mithril Capital Management and NaviMed Capital, reported Crunchbase.
- New Leaf Venture leads $25 mln funding in Kyruus
New Leaf Venture Partners led a $25 million funding round in Kyruus, an enterprise software company for hospitals. Other investors in the funding included Providence Health & Services, Leerink Capital Partners and McKesson Ventures. Existing investors Venrock, Highland Capital Partners, Lux Capital and Fidelity Biosciences also participated in the funding. Sam Brasch, venture partner at New Leaf, has joined Kyruus' board.
- Kyruus nabs $25 mln
Boston-based Kyruus, an enterprise software solutions provider that helps hospitals optimize patient access and referral management, has secured $25 million in funding. New Leaf Venture Partners led the round with participation from Providence Health & Services, Leerink Capital Partners, McKesson Ventures, Venrock, Highland Capital Partners, Lux Capital and Fidelity Biosciences.
- Virtual reality startup AltspaceVR raises $10 mln
AltspaceVR, a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of a social platform for virtual reality, announced it has raised $10.3 million in funding from returning investors Tencent, Dolby Family Ventures, Raine Ventures, Lux Capital, Western Technology Investments, Maven Ventures, Promus Ventures, Streamlined Ventures and Rothenberg Ventures, along with new investor Comcast Ventures. The company last raised a $5.2 million seed round and said it has now raised $15.7 million in total funding.