Sera Prognostics February 4, 2015 Sera Prognostics, Inc., a women’s healthcare company, today announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has agreed to join the Company’s Series B financing, which will bring the total transaction to $25 million. The additional Read More
Year: 2015
Press Release: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and CureVac collaborate to accelerate the development of transformative vaccine technology
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation March 5, 2015 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and CureVac today announced that the foundation has made a commitment to invest $52 million (€46 million) in CureVac, a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in Read More
Press Release: BloomBoard secures $7.2 million in series B funding
BloomBoard June 30, 2015 BloomBoard, a Silicon Valley education technology company focused on empowering teacher growth, announced today that it received $7.2 million in Series B funding. The round includes increased capital from three original investors: Birchmere Ventures, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Read More
Press Release: Acrobatiq secuers $9.75 million in series A funding to advance personalized learning in higher education
Acrobatiq July 28, 2015 Acrobatiq, a leading provider in the rapidly growing adaptive learning market, announced today the successful completion of a $9.75 million Series A round of funding. The funding will support the growth of the Company’s next-generation adaptive Read More
The New York Times: From the Gates Foundation, direct investment, not just grants
By Sarah Max March 12, 2015 The Ebola crisis underscored a problem that vexes experts in global health: Vaccines are one of the most cost-effective ways to save lives, especially in developing countries, yet traditional vaccines can take years to develop. So Read More