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Pence's task force got wind of the healthcare specialists' virtual session on the state of play of all things covid-19 and wanted in.

Waters is based in San Francisco and will help MetaProp set up a West Coast presence.

Silicon Valley VC deal price increases slowed over the course of Q1 2020, according to Fenwick & West’s survey. Start-ups are looking to various deal structures to extend their cash runway.

Bethesda, Maryland-based Aledade, a network of physician-led accountable care organizations, has secured US$64 million in Series C funding.

Kindler, whose role with the firm will center around advising on investments, expects tech to increase healthcare's innovation cycle. ARTIS invests at the intersection of biopharma and technology.

Hayward, California-based RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company, has raised US$100 million in financing.

Toronto-based Atomic Loans, a provider of bitcoin-backed loans, has raised US$2.45 million in seed-stage financing, according to a blog post.

Toronto and Buffalo, New York-based CleanSlate UV, an infection control startup, has raised US$7 million in funding.

The pension makes its third venture commitment of the year, backing funds from Greycroft Partners and Imaginary Ventures.

CIBC Innovation Banking has provided C$2 million in growth financing to Toronto-based Blue J Legal, a machine learning and AI-powered predictive legal software platform that specializes in North American tax law and Canadian employment law.