Awarepoint Corp., the real-time location system services provider for healthcare clients, has added $14 million in funding. Heritage Group led the round and was joined by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cardinal Partners, Venrock, Jafco Ventures, Avalon Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners and Top Tier Capital Partners. PRESS RELEASE: Awarepoint Raises $14 Million in Additional [...]

Protein therapeutics company aTyr Pharma has appointed R. Alan Ezekowitz to aTyr’s Therapeutic advisory board. Physician scientist Dr. Ezekowitz has led various research and development programs at Merck. The privately-held biotech company was founded by The Scripps Research Institute Professor Paul Schimmel and is backed by life sciences investors Alta Partners, Cardinal Partners, Domain Associates [...]

Medley Health, which provides physician practice management services, announced Wednesday that it had raised $20 million in Series A financing from Cardinal Partners, Technology Partners and Vivo Ventures. The Dublin, Calif.-based company says it will use the capital to expand its physician partnerships, invest in its practice management services and boost staffing. ”As a physician, I understand firsthand [...]

Verastem, a Cambridge, Mass.-based biopharmaceutical company focused on developing cancer-fighting drugs, has filed a registration statement with the SEC to go public. The number of shares and price range have not yet been determined. The 15-month-old company has raised $48 million in venture financing since its founding, including from Advanced Technology Ventures, MPM Capital, Bessemer [...]

KPCB led a $18.6 million funding in Teladoc, the Dallas-based telehealth provider, joining existing investors Cardinal Partners, HLM Venture Partners, Trident Capital and New Capital Partners. Dana Mead from KPCB worked on the transaction for the VC.

Awarepoint Corp. said Wednesday that it has closed $27 million in Series F financing. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round while Top Tier Capital Partners also invested. Existing investors Cardinal Partners, Venrock, and Jafco Ventures also participated. Awarepoint, of San Diego, provides real-time location systems for U.S. hospitals.

Boston-based Verastem has raised $32 million in Series B financing, only eight months after wrapping up a $16 million Series A round. Advanced Technology Ventures and Astellas Venture Management led the Series B, and were joined by all previous investors: Longwood Founders Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cardinal Partners and MPM Capital. The money will support ongoing research and development. Verastem is and developing drugs to treat breast and other cancers by targeting cancer stem cells.

San Diego-based biopharmaceutical startup aTyr Pharma has just raised $23 million in Series C financing from Domain Associates, Alta Partners, Cardinal Partners and Polaris Ventures. According to the company, the money will be used to accelerate the development of its preclinical pipeline and to advance its drug candidates into clinical trials.  PRESS RELEASE:  aTyr Pharma, a physiocrine therapeutics company, today [...]

TelaDoc Medical Services, a provider of telehealth medical consults, announces a $9M investment to fund its next phase of growth. Lead investor, HLM Venture Partners, was joined by healthcare specialist Cardinal Partners along with existing investor, Trident Capital. Press release: TelaDoc Medical Services (www.teladoc.com ), the nation’s leading provider of telehealth medical consults, announces a [...]