The personalised medicine company has now raised $83m altogether from investors including Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Mayo Clinic.
Month: December 2015
Palantir expands latest round to $880m
RELX-backed big data technology supplier Palantir has added an additional $200m to a round that values it at more than $20bn.
Alibaba to dish up $1.25bn for Ele.me
Alibaba is set to become food delivery platform Ele.me’s largest shareholder in a deal that will value the company at just over $4.5bn.
LeTV to switch on corporate venturing fund
The video streaming and electronics firm plans to raise more than $1.5bn for a fund that will launch next month in partnership with venture firm Changshi Capital.
Microsoft dives into Metanautix
Metanautix, backed by Workday, has been acquired by Microsoft for an undisclosed amount.
VMFive counts $6m for series A
The company has created technology to create playable adverts in order to increase user engagement.
Qualcomm helps Memblaze refresh series C
Memblaze secured $20m for the round last year in a first close that featured Bertelsmann and ZTE.
Neoness works out with Tikehau
Neoness, which operates a gym chain across Paris and other French cities, has raised $27.4m from Tikehau subsidiary Salvepar.
Flux flows towards $29m
Far East has contributed to a series B round for Flux, a cloud-based data exchange service for architects, engineers and contractors.
Axonics modulates $38.5m series B
US-based medical device manufacturer Axonics Modulation Technologies has raised $38.5m in a series B round featuring Legend Capital, an investment arm of diversified conglomerate Legend Holdings. Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners led the round and was also joined by Advent Life Sciences, Cormorant Asset Management, NeoMed Management, Alfred Mann Foundation and a range of private… Continue reading Axonics modulates $38.5m series B
PepperTap adds more flavour to series B
PepperTap has acquired Times Internet-backed JiffStore as it secured a $4m extension for its own, corporate-backed series B round.
Effector implants $40m in series B
GlaxoSmithKline, Astellas, AbbVie and Novartis are among the investors in a $40m series B round for the cancer treatment developer.
SolidFire shines in $870m acquisition
Samsung has exited flash storage manufacturer SolidFire as the company is acquired by NetApp.
Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 21-24 December 2015
Automotive manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) invested an undisclosed sum in Uber China, the Chinese subsidiary of US-based ride hailing company Uber on Monday. Uber China, which operates in 21 Chinese cities, raised $1.2bn in funding from Uber and internet services company Baidu, in September this year. The GAC partnership will involve collaboration on auto… Continue reading Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 21-24 December 2015