Private Equity
Seattle-based Rodeo Therapeutics Corp, a developer of small-molecule therapies to promote regeneration and repair of multiple tissue types, has secured $5.9 million in Series A funding. The investors in this round included AbbVie Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, ARCH Venture Partners, Eli Lilly and Company, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, Inc., Watson Fund, L.P., WRF Capital and WuXi AppTec.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
Hotel booking service SnapTravel has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The lead investor was iNovia Capital with participation from other investors that included Lightbank, Bee Partners and Hedgewood.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
Circulation, a provider of on-demand non-emergency healthcare transportation, has raised $10.5 million in Series A financing. Flare Capital Partners and The Providence Service Corporation led the round with participation from other investors that included Boston Children’s Hospital, Echo Health Ventures, Intermountain Healthcare Innovation Fund, Humana and NextGen Venture Partners.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
Montréal-based power quality systems maker Power Survey and Equipment Ltd has raised about $24 million in Series A2 financing. The round was initiated by the company’s majority investor EnerTech Capital and Investissement Québec alongside new investors led by Cycle Capital Management joined by Fonds de solidarité FTQ and BDC Capital. Power Survey used part of the funds raised to buy Power Standards Lab Inc, a U.S. maker of electric power instruments, earlier in July.
3 min read · 25 July 2017
Columbia, Maryland-based Bricata, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has raised $8 million in funding. Edison Partners led the round.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
Denver-based shopping app Ibotta, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. GGV Capital led the round. In addition to the funding, Hans Tung, managing partner at GGV Capital and GGV Vice President Robin Li will both become Ibotta board observers.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
Inceptus Medical LLC, a medical device company incubator, has raised $4.5 million in Series B financing for Okami Medical Inc. The capital infusion will be used to develop devices that treat cardiovascular disease. The investors included U.S. Venture Partners. In addition to the funding, Dr. Jonathan Root, a general partner at USVP, has joined Okami Medical's board of directors.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
South San Francisco-based Kezar Life Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule therapeutics, has secured $50 million in Series B funding. Cormorant Asset Management and Morningside Venture led the round with participation from other investors that included Cowen Healthcare Investments, Pappas Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Bay City Capital, EcoR1 Capital, Omega Funds and Aju IB Investment.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
Herzliya, Israel-based Iguazio, a provider of real-time analytics and edge data platforms, has raised $33 million in Series B funding. Pitango Venture Capital led the round with participation from Verizon Ventures, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, CME Ventures Magma Venture Partners, Jerusalem Venture Partners and Dell Technologies Capital.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
Duluth, Georgia-based Sebacia Inc, a dermatology and aesthetics company, has closed $20 million in Series D financing. Versant Ventures, Domain Associates, Accuitive Medical Ventures and Partners Healthcare Innovation Fund led the round with participation from other investors that included Salem Partners. Also, Sebacia secured a $16 million debt facility from Hercules Capital.
1 min read · 25 July 2017
