Private Equity
Menlo Park, California-based Tivic Health Systems, a bioelectronic medical device company that treats chronic conditions, has secured $8 million in funding. The backers included Sand Hill Angels, Astia Angels, Golden Seeds, HBS Angels, Sierra Angels, Lateral Capital and Skylight Investments.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
Woburn, Massachusetts-based Frequency Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on harnessing the body’s innate biology to repair or reverse damage caused by a broad range of degenerative diseases, has raised $62 million in Series C financing. Perceptive Advisors led the round.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
South San Francisco-based Freenome, a provider of a multiomics platform for early cancer detection through a routine blood draw, has secured $160 million in Series B financing. RA Capital Management and Polaris Partners led the round.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
TScan Therapeutics, which designs therapies that reprogram a patient’s own T cells, has raised over $48 million in Series B financing. TScan's backers included Bessemer Venture Partners, Google Ventures, Longwood Fund and Novartis Venture Fund.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
VMG Partners has closed a new fund at $250 million. Named VMG Catalyst, the fund will focus on early stage tech-enabled consumer products, services, experiences and marketplaces as well as the infrastructure and technology stack that enable these businesses.
2 min read · 24 July 2019
Threshold Ventures is seeking to raise $250 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Menlo Park and San Francisco, California, Threshold is a DFJ Venture spin-out.
1 min read · 24 July 2019
San Francisco-based Mixhalo, which provides a real-time audio platform for use at live events, has raised $10.7 million in a Series A funding round led by the Foundry Group. Other investors in the round included Sapphire Sport, Founders Fund, Defy Partners and Cowboy Ventures, as well as Red Light Management, Another Planet Entertainment, Rick Farman and Rich Goodstone of Superfly and Charlie Walker of C3.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
Austin, Texas-based TrustRadius, a customer review platform for B2B technology, has raised $12.5 million in Series C funding. Next Coast Ventures led the round with participation from return backers the Mayfield Fund and LiveOak Ventures.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
Zeta, a fintech company, has secured Series C funding at a valuation of $300 million. The investor was Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services, which will have a minority stake in Zeta.
3 min read · 23 July 2019
San Francisco-based CircleCI, a software platform, has secured $56 million in Series D funding. Owl Rock Capital Partners and NextEquity Partners led the round with participation from return backers Scale Venture Partners, Top Tier Capital, Threshold Ventures, Baseline Ventures, Industry Ventures, Heavybit and Harrison Metal Capital.
1 min read · 23 July 2019
