Tech Company Financing Transactions

OvaScience Funding Round

On 10/11/2011, OvaScience announced $6 million in Series A investment from Bessemer Venture Partners and Longwood Founders Fund.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/11/2011
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Stephen Kraus)

Longwood Founders Fund (Michelle Dipp)

Proceeds Purpose
The company is preparing to begin clinical trials next year.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Medical Devices & Instruments
Mailing Address
800 Boylston St. 1555
Boston, MA 02199
USA
Email Address
Overview
The company is applying innovative science to improve the quality of eggs (oocytes) and increase the success of in vitro fertilization (IVF). OvaScience's proprietary technology, exclusively licensed from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, enables the use of a women's own cellular energy to improve egg quality.
Profile
OvaScience LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
OvaScience Company Twitter Account
Company News
OvaScience News
Facebook
OvaScience on Facebook
YouTube
OvaScience on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Kroeger
  Christopher Kroeger LinkedIn Profile  Christopher Kroeger Twitter Account  Christopher Kroeger News  Christopher Kroeger on Facebook
Chief Scientific Officer
James Lillie
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VP - Bus. Development
Louis Villalba
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VP - Finance
Jonathan Gillis
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