Congenica convinces more investors for series B

May 3, 2017 •

Future Planet Capital was among the investors that added an undisclosed sum to the $10m in series B funding Congenica raised in February.

Congenica, a UK-based clinical genomics software developer, has closed a series B round of undisclosed size after securing additional funding from investors including spinout-focused investment firm Future Planet Capital.

The second tranche also featured genomics technology provider BGI Genomics and healthcare services provider Healthlink.

Congenica previously achieved a $10m first close in February led by Cambridge University’s patient capital fund Cambridge Innovation Capital, with participation from spinout-focused investment firm Parkwalk Advisors and Amadeus Capital Partners.

Congenica has built a software…

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