Managers

LyGenesis procures $3 mln Series A

Pittsburgh-based LyGenesis Inc, a biotechnology company developing technology for organ regeneration, has raised $3 million in Series A financing. The investor was Juvenescence Ltd.

Prescription digital medicine company Akili inks $55 mln Series C

Boston and San Francisco Bay Area-based Akili Interactive, a prescription digital medicine company, has secured $55 million in Series C financing. Temasek led the round with participation from other investors that included Baillie Gifford, Amgen Ventures, M Ventures, JAZZ Venture Partners, Canepa Advanced Healthcare Fund and Brooklands Capital Strategies.

Health-care veterans form venture-capital firm Town Hall Ventures

A trio of health-care veterans has teamed up to form Town Hall Ventures, a venture capital firm targeting health-care technology and service companies catering to vulnerable populations.

Foundry Group to raise $750 mln Foundry Group Next 2018

The Foundry Group has set out to raise a $750 million Foundry Group Next 2018 fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Luna DNA inks $4 mln

Solana Beach, California-based Luna DNA, a community-owned genomic and medical research database, has raised $4 million in funding. The investors included Illumina Ventures, Arch Venture Partners, Bridgelink Capital and Hemisphere Ventures.

Wellist reels in $10 mln Series A

Wellist, a provider of integrated patient experience solutions, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Summation Health Ventures and .406 Ventures led the round.

Proof fund raises $18.6 mln toward target

Reston, Virginia-based Proof has raised more than $18.6 million toward a targeted $100 million fund, according to a regulatory filing. The filing reports the commitments to date have come from 44 investors. The fund, co-founded by John Backus, John Burke and Thanasis Delistathis, teams up with early-stage firms to support their pro-rata investments in subsequent rounds of their portfolio companies. Investments include Beyond Meat, Casper and Signifyd, among others.

Battery, TCV, NEA head up late-decade portfolio at Nevada pension

OMERS Ventures to open London, Singapore offices

OMERS Ventures said it plans to expand its footprint beyond the North American market by opening offices in London and Singapore. The firm is currently looking to identify a team based in London to gain access to emerging technology investment opportunities in Europe, including in the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Once that team is built out, it will create an Asia-focused team based in Singapore. OMERS Ventures, the $800-million venture capital investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, earlier this year said it is also looking to open an office in Silicon Valley.

Charge Ventures aims for $10 mln for second venture fund

Charge Ventures is raising a second venture fund targeted at $10 million, according to a regulatory filing. The New York-based firm is led by Christos Habachy and Brett Martin and makes seed and early-stage investments. The filing lists no investors.