The company, which is developing treatments for visual deterioration, has now raised $75m in its first two equity rounds, with Novo Ventures co-leading its series B.
Month: April 2014
Bauer piles on the pounds with investment in Lifesum
Healthy living app Lifesum has secured $6.7m in its series A round, which featured publishing group Bauer Media.
Microsoft Ventures launches business support hotline in India
The computing company will offer free answers and advice for startup businesses in the region, and will use the information collected to hone its corporate venturing activities in the country.
BSkyB-backed Zeebox switches over to relaunch as Beamly
Zeebox, which has also received funding from several US-based media companies, has rebranded itself and added social networking features to its product.
Johnson & Johnson crowds into Assembly Pharmaceuticals
The healthcare company’s corporate venturing unit is among the investors in Assembly’s first major funding round.
Softbank feeds $18m NatureBox series B
Health food supplier NatureBox has now raised $28m in funding, and has secured Softbank as an investor.
Tengelmann travels to Lamudi
Classified property listings website Lamudi, a subsidiary of Rocket Internet, has secured $7m from Tengelmann’s corporate venturing unit.
Darwin takes evolution from Salesforce to DFJ
Eric Darwin, who oversaw Salesforce’s corporate venturing investments for four years, has left to join DFJ Growth.
Medtronic to invest further in its Mainstay
Mainstay Medical is set to raise up to $36.4m from its initial public offering, with existing shareholder Medtronic to take some of the stock.
Mayo Clinic invests in $500m Qiming Venture fund
VC firm Qiming Venture Partners has closed its Fund IV at $500m after Mayo Clinic returned as a limited partner.
Microsoft opens $15 million technology centre in Moscow
Microsoft has opened a new research centre that will be freely available to its partners for research and product development.
Russian VC fund backs Finnish solution for mobile sharing of TV moments
GS Venture, a subsidiary of technology developer GS Group, has made a seed investment in Tellyo.
Microsoft and Sony invest in Intellectual Ventures as it seeks $3bn in funds
Controversial patent collector IV has received funding from the two, but previous backers Apple and Intel have elected not to invest.
SingTel launches business mentoring service for Asia Pacific startups
The corporate venturing unit of SingTel will link with AIS, Globe Telecom, Optus and Telkomsel to provide mentoring for