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Viome Raises $25M, Hires Ex-Amazon Exec Kal Raman as COO to Expand CancerDetect Diagnostic
Viome, a microbiome and health diagnostics startup, raised $25 million and hired former Amazon senior VP Kal Raman as COO to expand its diagnostic division. The company’s CancerDetect test for oral and throat cancer, granted FDA breakthrough device status, exhibits high sensitivity and specificity.
Ray Meiring says QorusDocs moved HQ from Cape Town to Bellevue in 2015, narrowed focus to proposal/RFP management, and partnered with WestRiver Group for funding
Ray Meiring, co-founder and CEO of QorusDocs, describes relocating the company from Cape Town to Bellevue (near Seattle) in 2015 to be closer to US customers and Microsoft, refocusing the product on revenue-impacting proposal and RFP management, and partnering with WestRiver Group for funding and strategic support. He cites macroeconomic headwinds and COVID as current challenges, and says QorusDocs plans to integrate generative AI to streamline proposal creation and stay at the forefront of AI-powered proposal management.
WestRiver Group CEO Erik Anderson and Riverstone launch Decarbonization Plus Acquisition SPAC, raising $200M to pursue global decarbonization targets
WestRiver Group CEO Erik Anderson and asset manager Riverstone launched Decarbonization Plus Acquisition, a SPAC that raised $200 million to target companies advancing global decarbonization across energy, agriculture, industrials, transportation and commercial/residential sectors.
