Finance Watch: Venture Capital Funders Raise Billions For Biotech Investments
Despite New VC Cash, Company Fundraising Sank In Q1
Executive Summary
Private Company Edition: Forbion closed two funds totaling €1.35bn ($1.5bn) and Glide Healthcare raised €600m ($657.5m) for its latest fund, joining recent venture capital raises by Lux Capital and Wellington Management, but in the first quarter biopharma VC company financings fell dramatically.
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