Private Equity
NeuroPace Inc said on Tuesday it raised $74 million in equity funding as the medical device maker looks to rapidly expand commercialization of its device to treat epileptic seizures.
1 min read · 24 October 2017
Boston-based MassMutual Ventures has raised a second $100 million fund to in invest in early-stage and growth companies in the insurance, benefits, financial services, enterprise software and cyber security sectors. With the new funding, provided by parent company Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, the firm will aim to invest in 20 to 25 companies in North America, Europe and Israel. MassMutual Ventures has also added Marybeth Egan as an associate. Egan was previously an associate at KKR & Co.
1 min read · 24 October 2017
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2 min read · 24 October 2017
Portland, Oregon-based Women’s Venture Capital Fund, which focuses on early-stage gender-diverse companies in digital media and sustainable products and services, is seeking to raised $20 million for its second fund, Women's VC Fund II, according to a regulatory filing. The firm was co-founded in 2011 by Edith Dorsen and Monica Dodi.
1 min read · 23 October 2017
An unlisted Swiss biotech company focused on developing “armed antibodies” to fight cancer has raised $200 million in a funding round backed by AstraZeneca and other private backers, Reuters reported.
1 min read · 23 October 2017
New York City-based Haystack Partners has raised $38 million for its initial venture fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $50 million.
1 min read · 20 October 2017
UK media organization Guardian Media Group is planning on launching a venture fund at 42 million pounds. GMG Ventures will invest in early-stage media tech companies.
3 min read · 20 October 2017
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