WL Gore & Associates joined Asset Management Partners and JDRF to invest $10m in ViaCyte, a diabetes treatment company also backed by Johnson & Johnson.
Author: Sam Shaw
Transmed helps deliver series B funding to Quiqup
On-demand logistics service Quiqup has added more than $25m in series B funding to a Delivery Hero-backed series A round closed two years ago.
TP Therapeutics taps corporates in $45m round
Corporate venturing units Lilly Asia Ventures and SR One have contributed to a series C round that will support development of TP’s precision cancer drug.
Novartis and Hikma come to Lemonaid for $11m round
Novartis Venture Fund and Hikma Ventures have co-led a series A round for online prescription management platform Lemonaid Health, taking its total funding to near $20m.
LedgerX books in series B funding
Miami International Holdings co-led an $11.4m round for Ledger Holdings, which is awaiting regulatory approval for its bitcoin options exchange LedgerX.
FullStory continues with $15m series B
GV led a round that included Salesforce Ventures, increasing the total raised by the customer engagement analytics platform to more than $25m.
Symic Bio signs on corporates for series B
Lilly Ventures and Mitsui Global Investment reinvested in a $30m round for Symic that will support a phase 3 trial for a compound intended to improve vein graft surgery.
Comcast books another Away day
Comcast Ventures joined three more returning investors for a $20m series B round that will support the luggage e-commerce player’s expansion into media and live stores.
Cloudwise smartens up with $26m
The cloud-based performance management software developer has now raised more than $56m in total after closing an SIG-backed series C round.
Distil beams up Are You A Human
Online identity verification platform Are You A Human has been acquired by Distil Networks, allowing corporate venturing unit MDC Dream Ventures to exit.
Brit + Co brings in $15m
Verizon Ventures led a series C round that included existing backers Intel and DMGT, and which took the female-focused online media company’s total funding to $45m.
Microsoft Ventures makes Illusive investment
Microsoft Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in cybersecurity startup Illusive Networks, which already counts Citi Ventures as an investor.
Ozy gets in the zone with $10m
Axel Springer has taken part in the latest round for digital reportage and long-form media platform Ozy Media, after investing $20m in 2014.
Secret Double Octopus sucks in $6m
Liberty Media’s Israel Venture Fund was among the contributors to a series A round that will be used by the cybersecurity startup to support geographical growth and R&D.