Proximal Ventures raises debut fund to back startups bringing AI to drug development

TechCrunchby Marina TemkinNov 10, 12:47 PM PT

Context: Former SignalFire investor Sahir Raoof's first fund targets AI in pharma.

From TechCrunch: Former SignalFire investor Sahir Raoof raises $27.5 million for new fund targeting AI in pharma.

Proximal Ventures · Debut fund · $27.5MAs stated by TechCrunch.

Funding

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News

The range of $70 to $78 per share implies up to $1.404T fully diluted; SiliconANGLE puts the fundraising goal at $64B.

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Funding

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Acquisition

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Funding

a16z's own announcement that it is leading General Translation's Series A.

Funding

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