Private Equity
South San Francisco-based Genome Medical, a telegenomics company, has raised $23 million in Series B funding. Echo Health Ventures led the round.
1 min read · 11 June 2019
ReViral Ltd, a developer of novel, antiviral compounds that target respiratory syncytial virus, has named Alex C. Sapir as CEO. Sapir is the former president and CEO of Dova Pharmaceuticals. ReViral is backed by New Leaf Venture Partners, Novo Ventures, Perceptive Advisors, Andera Partners, OrbiMed and Brace Pharma Capital.
4 min read · 11 June 2019
Diagram Ventures has raised $55 million in the close of its second fund, earmarked for creating and investing in early-stage companies focused on innovation in the financial and insurance sectors. Fund II exceeded its $50 million target with the help of anchor investor Portag3 Ventures, which is backed by Canadian holding company Power Corp. It was joined by 75 angel investors, including Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Angela Strange and former U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman, as well as family offices. Led by CEO François Lafortune, Montréal-based Diagram also announced the hire of Hamnett Hill as a partner. Hill, a serial entrepreneur, co-founded Smooch Technologies, acquired last month by Zendesk.
5 min read · 11 June 2019
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Ascend Ventures has set out to raise an initial venture-capital fund, according to a filling with the SEC.
1 min read · 10 June 2019
Bee Partners has raised over $40.4 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed in the document.
1 min read · 10 June 2019
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