The Illumina-backed health supplement subcription service will use the capital to boost hiring and develop customised engagement programs for its subscribers.
Vitagene, a US-based health technology startup backed by biotechnology company Illumina, has raised $5.5m in a seed round led by venture capital firm Spectrum 28.
The round’s other participants included hedge fund Viking Global Investors, Neil Hunt, chief product officer at online video streaming service Netflix: Ken Goldman, chief financial officer of internet company Yahoo; and Yuri Milner, founder of investment firm DST Global.
Vitagene provides partnering physicians with a data analytics platform that enables them to offer monthly health…
