Finance Watch: Two New VC Funds Raise $955m To Back Life Science Companies
Illumina Ventures Brings In $325m; Jeito Garnered $630m
Executive Summary
Private Company Edition: Jeito says its new first fund is Europe’s largest life science-focused fund. Illumina will use its venture capital to support tools, diagnostics, therapeutics and more. Also, IASO closed a $108m series C round and Amolyt raised $80m in series C financing.
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