GenoSphere
Research data platform combining genetic and longitudinal clinical datasets with a digital cohort-building tool.
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Startup · United States
Helix
HQ San MateoFounded 2015201-500 employees
Helix delivers clinical genomic testing, population health programs, and the world's largest clinico-genomic database for research & discovery.
Funding7 rounds · ~$370M
- Equity raised
- ~$370M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- $33.4M
- Latest
- $50.0MSeries C · Jun 3, 2021
Aug 18, 2015Jun 3, 2021
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2021 | Series C | $50.0M | — | DFJ Growth, Kleiner Perkins, Mayo Clinic, Temasek, Warburg Pincus | — | Confirmed |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Grant | $33.4M | — | National Institutes of Health | — | Confirmed |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Series B | Undisclosed | — | — | Temasek | Reported |
| Mar 1, 2018 | Series B | ~$200M | — | DFJ Growth | Illumina, Kleiner Perkins, Mayo Clinic, Sutter Hill Ventures, Warburg Pincus | Reported |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Strategic | Undisclosed | — | Kleiner Perkins | — | Reported |
| Aug 18, 2015 | Series A | ~$100M | — | Illumina | Mayo Clinic, Sutter Hill Ventures, Warburg Pincus | Reported |
| 2017 | Undisclosed | ~$20.0M | — | Kleiner Perkins | — | Speculative |
- $50.0MJun 3, 2021
- $33.4MJul 31, 2020
- Series BWith TemasekUndisclosedJun 28, 2018
- Series BLed by DFJ Growth~$200MMar 1, 2018
- StrategicLed by Kleiner PerkinsUndisclosedNov 2, 2016
- ~$100MAug 18, 2015
- ~$20.0M2017
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
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People3
- James Lu · LinkedIn ↗
CEO and co-founder
- Justin Kao · LinkedIn ↗
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
- Scott Burke · LinkedIn ↗
Co-founder & CTO
Hiring Observations10 observed listings
Canada - Remote · full_time · Other
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Research Partner Success Manager ↗
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Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis ↗
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Sources15
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Profile3
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "3ae63514-f3c7-4b95-9a86-85ab87c50536"}”
- 2
Helix · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Helix delivers clinical genomic testing, population health programs, and the world's largest clinico-genomic database for research & discovery.”
- 3DatabaseHelix - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 201-500 employees)”
Systems1
- 4CompanyGenoSphere™ — Helix
Helix · Supports System
“GenoSphere™ pairs world-class translational research expertise with an AI-enabled digital cohort builder tool, Explorer™, to support life science research and clinical development across the drug development lifecycle — from target identification and biomarker discovery to clinical trial optimization.”
Funding9
- 5
Helix · Jun 3, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“The $50M round will be used to accelerate”
- 6
BioSpace · Jul 31, 2020 · Supports Funding round · amount
“awarded $33.4 M in funding from the National Institutes of Health”
- 7
GenomeWeb · Jun 28, 2018 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Helix said today that it has closed a $200 million Series B financing round, following an investment from Temasek”
- 8
FinSMEs · Mar 1, 2018 · Supports Funding round
“Helix Holds First Close of Expected $200M Series B Financing”
- 9
Healthcare IT News · Mar 1, 2018 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Helix has closed a $200 million financing round”
- 10
Cooley · Nov 2, 2016 · Supports Funding round
“Cooley advised Helix on its strategic investment from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers”
- 11
Mayo Clinic News Network · Aug 18, 2015 · Supports Funding round
“received financing commitments in excess of $100 million”
- 12
Bio-IT World · Aug 18, 2015 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Helix--a new genomics analytics venture--is to launch today with $100 million in funding from Illumina, Warburg Pincus, and Sutter Hill Ventures”
- 13
Multiples · Supports Funding round · amount
“Oct 2017 | Undisclosed stage”
People1
- 14
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · x url, Role
“hq_city: San Mateo”
Other1
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