Private Equity
9 min read · 08 January 2019
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Apic Bio Inc, a gene therapy company developing novel treatment options for patients with rare genetic diseases, has closed $40 million in Series A financing. Morningside Venture Investments Ltd led the round with participation from The Alpha-1 Project, A1ATD Investors LLC and ALS Investment Fund.
1 min read · 07 January 2019
Ascension Ventures has made a minority investment in Greenwich, Connecticut-based Cedar Gate Technologies a value-based care performance management and operating company. No financial terms were disclosed. In 2014, Cedar Gate was formed by GTCR and David Snow.
1 min read · 07 January 2019
Babyscripts Inc, a virtual care platform for managing obstetrics, has raised $6 million in funding. The investors included Philips, StartUp Health and NueCura Partners.
1 min read · 07 January 2019
Israel and Massachusetts-based EarlySense, a provider of continuous monitoring solutions for the healthcare continuum, has raised $39 million in financing round. The lead investors were Hill-Rom and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital. Other investors that participated in the round included BlueRed Capital, Israel Innovation Fund, Argos Capital, Hotung Capital, Pitango Venture Capital and JK&B Venture Capital.
1 min read · 07 January 2019
UK-based Exscientia, an AI-driven drug discovery company, has secured $26 million in Series B financing. The investors were Celgene Corporation, GT Healthcare Capital Partners and Evotec AG.
1 min read · 07 January 2019
New York-based Apple Tree Partners, a life sciences venture firm, has made a number of promotions. Dr. Sam Hall and Aaron Kantoff are now partners; Dr. Christine Borowski has become a principal; and Dr. Jernej Godec and Dr. Chris Cain have become senior associates.
3 min read · 07 January 2019
Woburn, Massachusetts-based Frequency Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company, has raised $42 million in Series B financing. Taiwania Capital Management and Axil Capital led the round with participation from Yonjin Capital, DF Investments, Polaris Founders Capital, Alexandria Venture Investments, CoBro Ventures, Korea Investment Partners and Emigrant Capital.
1 min read · 07 January 2019
Atlantic Therapeutics, a medical technology company focused on treating bladder leaks, has secured 28 million euros in Series B funding. LSP led the round with participation from other investors that included Andera Partners, Atlantic Bridge Ventures, Seroba Life Sciences and Earlybird Venture Capital.
1 min read · 07 January 2019
6 min read · 07 January 2019
