Private Equity
Boston-based Partner Therapeutics Inc, an oncology company, has raised $60 million in funding. The investors included Perceptive Advisors, Adams St. Partners and MidCap Financial.
1 min read · 01 February 2018
2 min read · 01 February 2018
Hinge Capital is raising a fund targeted at $80 million, according to a regulatory filing. The firm, based in Encinitas, California, is led by Ryan Swagar and Brandon Zeuner, who are both managing partners at Venture51, an early-stage venture firm based in San Diego. The filing is an amended version of a previous filing that listed the fund's targeted amount at $200 million. Hinge Capital does not appear to have a website. The filing lists no investors.
1 min read · 31 January 2018
San Francisco-based H. Barton Asset Management is seeking to raise $250 million for H. Barton Venture Select III, according to a regulatory filing. The firm invests alongside other VCs in startups, such as drone company Krespy, delivery network Roadie and cloud company Instart Logic, among others. The firm is led by Founder and Managing Director Harris Barton, a former offensive lineman and a three-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers.
1 min read · 31 January 2018
San Diego-based Mesa Verde Venture Partners, an early-stage life sciences venture firm, has raised over $5.4 million for its third fund, according to an SEC listing. The target is $20 million.
1 min read · 31 January 2018
6 min read · 31 January 2018
San Francisco and Singapore-based Engine Biosciences, a platform biotechnology company, has raised $10 million round in seed funding. DHVC and 6 Dimensions Capital led the round with participation from WuXi AppTec, EDBI, Pavilion Capital, Baidu Ventures, WI Harper and Nest.Bio Ventures.
1 min read · 31 January 2018
Humanity United, a foundation that is part of The Omidyar Group, has launched a $23 million venture fund. The fund will invest in ethical supply chain innovations. In addition to Humanity United, the fund's backers include Walmart Foundation, C&A Foundation, Stardust Equity, Open Society Foundations (Soros Economic Development Fund), The Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund and The Walt Disney Company.
4 min read · 31 January 2018
Israel and Miami-based Insightec, a provider of MRI-guided focused ultrasound, has secured $150 million in Series E funding. Koch Disruptive Technologies, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, led the round.
1 min read · 31 January 2018
2 min read · 31 January 2018
