Nanosphere

company

About

Nanosphere develops a molecular diagnostics platform for genomic and protein testing and analysis.

  • Northbrook,Illinois,United States
  • 51 - 100

Details

Last Funding Type
Series D
Last Funding Money Raised
$57M
Industries
Biotechnology,Genetics,Health Care,Medical
Founded date
Jan 1, 1999
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nasdaq:NSPH
Legal Name
Nanosphere, Inc.

Nanosphere, Inc. is a nanotechnology-based healthcare company, making clinical diagnostic tests that are two to three times as sensitive as those commonly used in hospital labs today and much simpler, taking just hours rather than days or weeks to complete. The company's instruments, which use microfluidics to pull DNA and proteins from a sample, detect genetic variations in blood that make some drugs more effective in some patients than others. The key is an array of gold nanoparticles studded with chemicals that capture characteristic proteins and nucleic acids from clinical samples such as blood.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
$223.07M
Nanosphere has raised a total of $223.07M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 29, 2015 from a Post-IPO Debt round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
May 29, 2015 Post-IPO Debt $4.07M Detail
Sep 19, 2013 Post-IPO Equity $30.20M Detail
Nov 9, 2007 IPO $98M Detail
May 16, 2006 Series D $57M 3 Bain Capital Detail
Jan 6, 2003 Series C $5M 3 Lurie Investment Fund Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
5
Nanosphere is funded by 5 investors. Bain Capital and Allen & Company are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Bain Capital Yes Series D
Allen & Company Series D
Lurie Investment Fund Series D
Nextgen Partners Series C
Takata Corporation Series C

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
5
Nanosphere has 5 current employee profiles, including Board member Erik Holmlin
Board member
Board member
Executive
Board member
Board member