Managers

Biotech startup RWDC Industries snaps up $22 mln

Singapore-based biotech startup RWDC Industries has raised $22 million in funding. Vickers Venture Partners and Eversource Retirement Plan Master Trust, the pension fund of Eversource Energy, led the round.

Ontario Teachers' unveils tech-focused VC, growth equity platform

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has launched a new platform focused on late-stage venture capital and growth equity investments in technology companies. Teachers' Innovation Platform (TIP), which will target global opportunities to disrupt incumbents and create new sectors, will be led by Senior Managing Director Olivia Steedman. Steedman, who joined the $191 billion Canadian pension fund in 2002, was previously managing director of the infrastructure and natural resources group. Steedman said TIP will take advantage of "significant opportunities to invest in the new businesses and sectors" emerging from "unprecedented change" in computing, materials science, robotics, medicine and other areas.

Engineering biology firm Sherlock Biosciences amasses over $31 mln Series A

Sherlock Biosciences, an engineering biology company, has raised over $31 million in Series A funding. The investors included Northpond Ventures, Baidu Ventures and the Open Philanthropy Project.

Zageno inks $20 mln Series B

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Zageno, an enterprise marketplace for lab supplies, has raised $20 million in Series B funding. General Catalyst led the round with follow-on investment from Grazia Equity and Capnamic Ventures.

Censinet pulls in $7.8 mln Series A

Boston-based Censinet, the third-party risk management company for healthcare providers, has raised $7.8 million in Series A funding. HLM Venture Partners and Cedars-Sinai Health System led the round with participation from seed investors Schooner Capital, LRVHealth and Excelerate Health Ventures.

Dance Biopharm Holdings takes in $20.5 mln

San Francisco-based Dance Biopharm Holdings Inc, a clinical-stage biopharma company, has raised about $20.5 million in funding. The investors included Molex Ventures LLC, a subsidiary of Koch Industries.

Major U.S. centers attract big venture dollars in Q1

Data Spotlight: U.K. tops list of European dealmakers in March, thanks to satellite company OneWeb

Space Capital has raised almost $15 mln towards debut $50 mln fund

Xfund aims to raise $100 mln for its third fund years after bitter partner dispute