Tech Company Financing Transactions

Natera Funding Round

Lightspeed Venture Partners, Claremont Creek Ventures and Sequoia Capital participated in a $20 million capital raise for Natera. This venture round closed on 1/6/2012.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/6/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$20,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lead Investor) (Ravi Mhatre)

Claremont Creek Ventures (John Steuart)

Sequoia Capital (Roelof Botha)

Proceeds Purpose
With proceeds from the funding and the extensive expertise of our team, we will continue to develop diagnostics that lead the industry in terms of the breadth, speed and reliability of information delivered to expecting couples at the early stages of pregnancy.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
201 Industrial Rd. 410
San Carlos, CA 94070
USA
Email Address
Overview
Natera (NASDAQ: NTRA) is a genetic testing company that has developed a proprietary bioinformatics technology to deliver accurate and comprehensive high throughput testing for reproductive indications from tiny quantities of DNA -- as small as that from a single cell.
Profile
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Company News
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chairman
Matthew Rabinowitz
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Chief Executive Officer
Steve Chapman
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Chief Financial Officer
Michael Brophy
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Chief Technical Officer
Jonathan Sheena
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VP - General Counsel
Daniel Rabinowitz
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