AAA January 2013 – Page 14

Care.com finds home for $50m

Care.com, a US-based website that matches donors with people and animals who need care, has raised $50m from a consortium including insurance provider USAA, according to a regulatory filing. Care said venture capital firms Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), which led the round as a new investor, Matrix Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Trinity Ventures also… Continue reading Care.com finds home for $50m

PatientSafe secures $20m

PatientSafe Solutions, a US-based hospital safety company backed by local drugs group Merck’s corporate venturing unit, has raised $20m in its series C round. Last month, PatientSafe said it had raised $13m, according to an updated filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Merck’s Global Health Innovation (GHI) fund led the C round and was… Continue reading PatientSafe secures $20m

Lamellar dries eyes with $5m

Lamellar Biomedical, a UK-based healthcare company treating dry eyes and mouths, has raised £3.3m ($5.3m) from a consortium including peer Barwell. Other investors included government-backed Scottish Enterprise, mutual fund manager Invesco Perpetual and angel network TRI Cap. Tri-Cap (£260,000), Barwell (£150,000) and others had provided £935,000 to Lamellar in September 2007. After the funding, Duncan… Continue reading Lamellar dries eyes with $5m

Svbtle crunches on seed money

Svbtle, a US-based invite-only publishing network, has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from a consortium including internet services provider AOL’s corporate venturing unit. Data provider CB Insights said Svbtle’s other investors beyond AOL’s CrunchFund were Betaworks, Y Combinator and SV Angel.