Finance Watch: Aiolos Launches With $245m Series A; OrbiMed’s New Funds Total $4.3bn
Big Rounds Dominate As Quarterly VC Totals Creep Higher
Executive Summary
Private Company Edition: Quarter-over-quarter increases in venture capital have been bolstered by fewer but larger rounds, like the recent $245m series A for Aiolos. Also, OrbiMed raised $4.3bn across three new VC funds, Rampart completed an $85m series A and Atom Bioscience raised an $83m series D.
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