D3 Bio Inc., a Chinese developer of precision medicines for oncology and immunology, launched with $200 million in Series A funding from Boyu Capital, Matrix Partners China, Sequoia Capital China, Temasek and WuXi AppTec’s Corporate Venture Fund.
Pharvaris GmbH, a Swiss startup developing treatments for hereditary angioedema, closed an $80 million Series C round. Viking Global Investors and General Atlantic co-led the funding, with participation from Cormorant Asset Management, Foresite Capital, Bain Capital Life Sciences, venBio Partners and Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners.
Spring Health Inc., a New York-based provider of behavioral health benefits for employees, completed a $76 million Series B round. Tiger Global led the investment, which included support from GingerBread Capital, Operator Partners, Northzone, Rethink Impact, William K. Warren Foundation, Work-Bench, SemperVirens, Able Partners and True Capital.
Elevation Oncology, a New York-based developer of precision medicines for patients with genomically-defined cancers, scored $65 million in Series B funding led by venBio Partners and Cormorant Asset Management. Additional new investors Boxer Capital of Tavistock Group, Janus Henderson, Samsara Biocapital and Vivo Capital also participated in the round, along with existing backers Aisling Capital, Vertex Ventures HC, Qiming Venture Partners USA, Driehaus Capital Management and BVF Partners. In addition to the financing, Elevation Oncology promoted founder Shawn M. Leland to chief executive. Andrew Phillips from Cormorant Asset Management and Richard Gaster from venBio will join the
company’s board.
K Health, a New York-based digital primary care system, picked up $42 million in Series D financing. Valor Equity Partners led the round, and was joined by Marcy Venture Partners, Atreides Management, PICO Venture Partners, 14W and Max Ventures.
InterVenn Biosciences, a South San Francisco, Calif.-based developer of a diagnostic for ovarian cancer, raised $34 million in Series B funding. Anzu Partners led the round, which included participation from Genoa Ventures, Amplify Partners, True Ventures and Xeraya Capital. Additionally, John Leite joined the company as chief business officer. He previously spent six years at Illumina. David Michael, managing partner at Anzu, was added to the board.
Headway, a New York-based startup that is building a national network of therapists who accept insurance, secured $26 million in Series A funding. Thrive Capital and GV led the round, which included participation from Accel, Global Founders Capital and IA Ventures.
Evommune Inc., a Los Altos, Calif.-based startup developing therapies to treat chronic inflammatory diseases, was seeded with a $12.5 million investment from Pivotal bioVenture Partners.
Levels, a New York-based developer of a biowearable system that provides real time feedback on how one’s diet impacts health, grabbed a $12 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Upfront Healthcare, a Chicago-based omnichannel communication and patient engagement platform, collected $11.5 million in Series B financing. Baird Capital and LRVHealth co-led the round, with additional support from Echo Health Ventures, Nashville Capital Network and Hyde Park Venture Partners.
Troy Medicare, a Charlotte, N.C.-based Medicare Advantage plan provider, landed a $10 million Series B round. AXA Venture Partners led the funding, with Sunwater Capital also participating.
Outcomes4Me Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based app and platform for navigating cancer treatment and care, snagged a $4.7 million investment. Asset Management Ventures led the funding, which included contributions from Sierra Ventures, Merstal Ltd. and others. The company also hired Sami Shalabi as its chief operating officer. He previously headed up engineering and product development at Google.
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