Novartis DRX was among the investors in a $12.9m for the medical personnel database operator that lifted its overall funding close to $20m.

US-based medical data portal operator H1 Insights closed a $12.9m series A round yesterday featuring Novartis DRX, a venture capital partnership between pharmaceutical firm Novartis and mobile chipmaker Qualcomm.

The round was led by venture capital firm Menlo Ventures and included Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Underscore VC, ClearPoint Investment, angel investor Jeff Hammerbacher and Baron Davis Enterprises, the private investment office for retired basketball professional Baron Davis.

H1 Insights has built a database software platform that uses machine learning…