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Intuitive Ventures recruits Burke as senior partner and Jaffe as venture advisorBurke is the former head of medtech investments at Epidarex Capital and Dr. Jaffe is a co-founder of Versant Ventures.
Side Letter: VC giants fall flatBefore we get to today's Side Letter, the big news overnight, of course, was Donald Trump's victory over Kamala Harris, and the Republicans winning back control of the Senate. Private equity, for all the scrutiny it has come under in recent years, hasn't been a major battleground in this election. If you'd like to share your thoughts on this morning's results – anonymously or otherwise – we'd love to hear from you. In the meantime, here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
VCJ 50: Fundraising downturn extends to biggest firmsMore than half of the firms on this year’s list report that their five-year fundraising totals declined or remained flat from the previous period.
Cancer-focused Abdera Therapeutics collects $142m for Series A, B dealsVersant Ventures and Amplitude Ventures led the Series A round, while venBio Partners led the Series B round.
- VC-backed Stablix appoints Saiah as CSO
Most recently, he was CSO at Navitor Pharmaceuticals.
Cimeio Therapeutics fetches $50m Series ACimeio Therapeutics, a cell therapy company, has raised $50 million in Series A funding.
- VC-backed Stablix recruits Kingsley as CEO
Most recently, he was president and CEO of Scholar Rock.
Risers, fallers and other takeaways from the 2021 VCJ 50The firms at the top swelled in size over the last year. But 14 firms emerged on this, the second annual list of the 50 largest fundraisers worldwide in venture for the previous five years. Here are three takeaways.
- Tentarix lands $50m Series A round led by Versant, Samsara
San Diego and Vancouver-based biotechnology company Tentarix Biotherapeutics secured $50 million in Series A financing.
- iECURE grabs $50m Series A
iECURE, a mutation-agnostic in vivo gene editing company, has secured $50 million in Series A financing.