Private Equity
Liquid 2 Ventures is seeking to raise $50 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in San Francisco, Liquid 2 Ventures makes seed-stage investments in tech startups. General partners include NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Joe Montana.
1 min read · 05 March 2018
UK-based Owlstone Medical Ltd, a developer of a breathalyzer for disease, has raised $15 million in funding. Horizons Venture and Aviva Ventures led the round.
5 min read · 05 March 2018
6 min read · 05 March 2018
EnsoData, a healthcare artificial intelligence company, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding. Colle Capital led the round with participation from other investors that included HealthX Ventures, Sternhill Associates, Wisconsin Investment Partners and M25 Group.
4 min read · 02 March 2018
Somerville, Massachusetts-based Finch Therapeutics, a microbiome therapeutics company, has raised $36 million in Series B financing. The investors included Shumway Capital, Willett Advisors, Morgan Noble and Avenir Growth Capital.
1 min read · 02 March 2018
2 min read · 02 March 2018
Panasonic Corp and Scrum Ventures have formed BeeEdge, an accelerator that "will identify technologies within Panasonic that are not fully utilized and create independent startups to commercially develop them." No financial terms were disclosed.
2 min read · 02 March 2018
Hercules Capital has agreed to provide a $100 million venture debt facility to South San Francisco-based Tricida Inc, a pharmaceutical company focused on treating metabolic acidosis. Armentum Partners provided financial advice to Tricida on the transaction while Sidley Austin LLP was legal adviser.
2 min read · 02 March 2018
2 min read · 01 March 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Rubius Therapeutics, a creator of cellular therapies, has closed $100 million in funding. The investors in this round were not named.
1 min read · 01 March 2018