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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.
Fuat Koro, ex-Bose innovation chief, leads Tectonic Audio Labs to commercialize BMR speaker technology and launch expanded product line at CES 2024
Fuat Koro, CEO of Tectonic Audio Labs and former head of innovation at Bose, explains why he left to commercialize Tectonic’s BMR speaker technology, which enables full-range, wide-coverage audio from novel form factors, and previews a doubled product portfolio debuting at CES 2024.
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.
TOCA Football adds former NFL SVP Julie Haddon to Board as company expands after $40M round (total $105M raised)
TOCA Football appointed former NFL senior marketing executive and Chicago Red Stars co-owner Julie Haddon to its Board of Directors as the company expands globally; TOCA has raised $105 million to date, including $40 million in its most recent round.
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.
