James Gunnell joined Rob Coppedge from Echo Health Ventures and Liz Arrington from Bell Mason Group to preview the new GCV Institute initiative.
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GCV Digital Forum: Scaling Up: How VC Is Helping Startups Succeed”
CapitalG’s Jeramiah Gordon joined Paul Asel from NGP Partners for a session moderated by John Park, partner at law firm Morgan Lewis.
The Venture Manifesto: Former & Current NVCA Chairs Speak Out On The VC Imperative To Support Innovation
NVCA chairman Barry Eggers joined Kate Mitchell, co-founding partner of Scale Venture Partners, and moderator Heidi Roizen from Threshold Capital to talk around corporate venture and the NVCA’s role in driving innovation.
UC-XTC Start-up Innovation Challenge – Finalist & Winner Spotlight
Curies, Takachar and Sophie’s Bionutrients all bagged prizes at a startup competition allied to University of California and XTC at GCV Digital Forum.
Pilot loads up $60m series C
Stripe returned for a series C round that brought the back-office service provider’s overall funding to over $118m and which will help expand its product offering.
TScan hangs up $100m in series C
GV and Novartis Venture Fund joined 6 Dimensions Capital in a round that brought the oncology drug developer’s overall funding to $160m.
Proto Labs locks in 3D Hubs for acquisition
The Hearst Ventures-backed 3D printing marketplace has been acquired by its digital manufacturing services peer Proto Labs in a deal potentially worth $330m.
Vera wraps up $80m series C
Vera has picked up series C cash from investors including GV and Alexandria Venture Investments to help progress its Merck Group-licensed autoimmune disease drug candidate through clinical trials.
Aledade aligns with corporates to raise $100m
GV-backed Aledade has secured series D funding at a $2.2bn post-money valuation to build out the business model for its primary care network.
AltPep unpacks series A funding
University of Washington spinout AltPep will use the proceeds from the Alexandria Venture Investments-backed round to advance a lead asset targeting Alzheimer’s disease.
Corporates help Everactive nail down $35m
The batteryless sensor producer’s Fluke-led series C round closed following contributions from investors including TOP Ventures and Asahi Kasei Ventures.
Quantum computing Q&A: Itamar Sivan, CEO and co-founder of Quantum Machines.
Q&A with Itamar Sivan, co-founder of Israel-based quantum computer orchestration technology developer Quantum Machines.
Gro grabs Intel for $85m series B
Intel Capital chipped in as part of a series B round set to drive product development and growth for food supply insights provider Gro Intelligence.
Echo Health and USAble forge strategic alliance
Echo Health Ventures has joined Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield’s investment arm in a strategic initiative aimed at scaling up healthcare businesses.