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Biotia, Pioneering Pathogen Detection Company, Raises An Oversubscribed $8M Series A

PRIVATEAug 23, 2022

Amount Raised

$8 Million

Round Type

Series A

New YorkBiotechnologyHealth CareArtificial IntelligenceHealth Diagnostics

Description

NEW YORK, NY / August 23, 2022 / Biotia, a company fighting infectious diseases powered by genomics and artificial intelligence (AI), has raised an oversubscribed $8 million Series A round led by OCA Ventures. OCA, a veteran early stage venture firm operating from Chicago and Palo Alto was joined by other key investors including Continuum Health Ventures, Phoenix Venture Partners, SeedtoB Capital, SK Square Americas, Digital-Dx Ventures, and others. Prior Seed round investors include Falcon II Ventures, Tau Ventures, Hyperplane Venture Capital, Leawood Venture Capital, SpringTide Ventures, and others.

Quick answer

Biotia raised $8 Million in a Series A round, dated August 23, 2022. Biotia is based in New York, United States.

How much did Biotia raise?
Biotia raised $8 Million in a Series A round on August 23, 2022.
What does Biotia do?
Biotia is a health tech company located in New York, NY, that leverages sequencing-based technology and proprietary AI-powered software to rapidly and accurately identify microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance.
Where is Biotia based and how big is it?
Biotia is based in New York, United States. Fundz records about 28 employees.
Who are the decision-makers at Biotia?
Fundz holds 1 contact at Biotia, including the CEO and Co-founder. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

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Who else raised in Health Diagnostics and Biotechnology around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Biotia that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Optellum raised $14M (Series A) on September 27, 2022.
  • Secure AI Labs raised $7.9M on July 11, 2022.
  • bioAffinity Technologies raised $7.7M (Post-IPO Equity) on September 28, 2022.
  • DocSpera raised $10M (Funding Round) on September 27, 2022.
  • Leuko raised $5M (Series A) on September 23, 2022.
  • Incepto raised $27M (Funding Round) on September 19, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

Biotia

Location

New York, United States

About

Biotia is a health tech company located in New York, NY, that leverages sequencing-based technology and proprietary AI-powered software to rapidly and accurately identify microorganisms and antimicrobial resistance. Their mission is to fight infectious diseases by deploying the leading reference library of microbes worldwide. Biotia, a spinout company of Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, has a New York State CLIA lab for infectious disease diagnostics testing affiliated with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Connect on Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

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