LVMH has taken part in a round for ResearchGate, a professional network that is aimed at the scientific community and also counts backers such Bill Gates among its shareholders.
Germany-based professional platform ResearchGate has collected $52.6m in a series D round backed by luxury consumer goods producer LVMH, TechCrunch reported yesterday.
The round was also supported by Wellcome Trust, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Four Rivers Group, Benchmark, Founders Fund, Xavier Niel, Ashton Kutcher and Bill Gates.
The company closed the round in November 2015, but did not disclose the capital until now.
Founded in 2008, ResearchGate operates a social network for scientific researchers, including academics, students and doctors, where…
