Private Equity
Health insurance provider Anthem Inc has agreed to acquire Aspire Health, a non-hospice palliative care provider. No financial terms were disclosed. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Aspire's investors include Oak HC/FT, GV, BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and Sandbox Industries.
3 min read · 23 May 2018
OM1, a health outcomes and technology company, has secured $21 million in Series B financing. Polaris Partners led the round with participation from backers that included General Catalyst and 7wire Ventures.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
Hooch, a subscription cocktail app, has raised $5 million in funding. Revellis Capital Group and Blue Scorpion Investments led the round with participation from Access Industries Holdings, Warner Music Group and FJ Labs.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
Magnetic Ventures is seeking to raise $100 million for its inaugural fund, according to an SEC filing. The newly launched Magnetic Ventures will invest in early-stage medical tech companies.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
Paris-based Tempow, a search and design company focused on Bluetooth technology, has raised $4 million in Series A funding. Balderton Capital led the round with participation from C4 Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, a general partner at Balderton Capital, is joining the Tempow board.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
Silicon Valley-based RenovoRx Inc, a medical technology company focused on treating pancreatic cancer, has raised $10 million in financing round of which the company closed $7 million in an initial tranche. Boston Scientific led the round.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
Asheville, North Carolina-based Used Equipment Guide, a used heavy equipment and truck search engine, has raised a "multi-million dollar seed round" at a valuation exceeding $10 million. HOLT Ventures was the lead investor.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Hometap, a data-driven, home equity investment platform, has secured $12 million in Series A funding. The lead investor was G20 Ventures. Other investors that participated in the round were General Catalyst, American Family Ventures and Pillar.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
First.io, a tech startup that uses artificial intelligence to help real estate agents, has secured $5 million in Series A funding. MATH Venture Partners, Nine Four Ventures, Thad Wong and Mike Golden led the round.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
San Antonio, Texas-based Plus One Robotics, a 3D vision and controls developer for robotic automation in the logistics and e-commerce markets, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. Schematic Ventures led the round with participation from Lerer Hippeau, ff Venture Capital, First Star and Dynamo.
1 min read · 23 May 2018
