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Lux Capital Closes Third Fund At $245MLux Capital said it has raised a third fund of $245 million, a step up from its second fund of about $100 million. The firm said the new fund was oversubscribed and exceeded its initial $200 million target.
- Kyruus Seals $11M
Kyruus, a “big data” healthcare company, has added $11 million in Series B financing. Lux Capital led the deal, which included participation from Fidelity Biosciences as well as existing investors Venrock and Highland Capital Partners. Kyruus has raised a total of $19.6 million to date.
- Visterra Adds $13M to Wrap Up Series A
Cambridge, Mass.-based Visterra has raised $13 million to complete a Series A financing round with a total of $26 million, the company said. Visterra develops medicines to prevent and treat infectious and other major diseases. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Omega Funds participated with the existing investors Polaris Venture Partners, Flagship Ventures and Lux Capital.
- Transphorm Calls Up $35M
Transphorm Inc., a developer of power conversion technology, has closed $35 million in Series E financing led by Innovation Network Corporation of Japan and Nihon Inter Electronics Company. Existing venture investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, Google Ventures, Quantum Strategic Partners, Lux Capital, and Bright Capital also participated. The company, which is a public-private partnership between the Japanese government and corporations including Toshiba and General Electric, has now raised a total of $104 million.
