SoftBank Vision Fund 2 helped revenue growth technology provider 6sense close a $200m series E round at a $5.2bn valuation, cash used to acquire Gree-backed sales software developer Saleswhale.
Mental health app developer Lyra Health raised $235m from investors including Salesforce while blockchain development software provider Secret Network launched a $225m ecosystem fund.
Vision Fund 2 invested in e-commerce software provider Shoplazza and digital therapeutics developer Big Health as part of what is becoming a busy January.
Salesforce was among the investors that backed the virtual health service’s latest round, helping it take its funding to $216m altogether.
Q&A with Rob Coppedge, CEO, Echo Health Ventures
Volkswagen Group invested a nine-figure amount in 24M Technologies while SoftBank participated in a $100m series C round for Pixis.
Johnson & Johnson, Novo and Alphabet all invested in the clinical data platform developer’s latest round, as big data analytics moves further into healthcare.
Bank of Montreal provided debt and equity financing for industrial product marketplace Inxeption, which raised $275m, while smart home product maker Orvibo received $158m.
Rafael Torres had spent 14 years leading the healthcare investing teams at GE Equity and GE Ventures up to 2015.
Cancer diagnostics tech developer Freenome cashed in an additional $290m from returning investor Roche, which will support it as it looks to expand its products to additional cancers.
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