Mental health app developer Lyra Health raised $235m from investors including Salesforce while blockchain development software provider Secret Network launched a $225m ecosystem fund.
Funding
US-based digital mental healthcare provider Lyra Health closed a $235m financing round yesterday that included Salesforce Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of enterprise software producer Salesforce. The round was led by investment firm Dragoneer and also featured investment manager and existing backer Coatue Management. Lyra was valued at $4.6bn as of a $200m round in June 2021 that increased its overall funding to $655m.
Iterative Scopes, a US-based developer of precision gastrointestinal disease treatments, secured $150m yesterday in a series B round featuring pharmaceutical firms Johnson and Johnson and Eli Lilly, the former investing through Johnson and Johnson Innovation – JJDC. It was co-led by Insight Partners and Clearlake Capital Group and included Obvious Ventures, Breyer Capital and undisclosed others.
Ceptur Therapeutics, a US-based developer of targeted oligonucleotide therapeutics, launched yesterday with $75m in series A funding from investors including pharmaceutical firm Bristol Myers Squibb. The round…
