The A-List: The Trend-Shaping Series A Financings Of 2015
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Our 12th annual analysis reveals both an expansion of historical patterns of Series A financings and the emergence of a new group of heavily committed, relatively short-term investors.
You may also be interested in...
Neuromodulation: Three Start-Ups To Watch
The neuromodulation market is growing at a rapid pace and investors and strategics are paying close attention to early-stage innovators. We highlight Cardionomic, Nuviant and Pixium, three young companies that are listening to the brain, fixing broken hearts and making the blind see.
Start-Up Quarterly Statistics, Q4 2015
Start-ups raised $2.41 billion in Q4 2015. Biopharma companies penned 29 alliances; seven acquisitions were signed in the biopharma and diagnostics industries.
Woven Orthopedic Technologies LLC
One of the biggest challenges with orthopedic screws is inadequate fixation in poor quality bone; the revision rate of requiring a second surgery for loss of screw engagement is 15%. Woven Orthopedic Technologies LLC hopes to significantly reduce that rate with its braided polymer that is placed into a screw hole to provide good fixation within the entire bone.