Helix

company

About

Helix is a population genomics company that is working to advance genomics research and integrate genomic data into clinical care.

Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$33M
Industries
Big Data,Bioinformatics,Biotechnology,Genetics,Health Care,Personal Health
Founded date
Jul 15, 2015
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Helix OpCo LLC

Helix is the leading population genomics company working at the intersection of clinical care, research, and genomics. Its end-to-end platform enables health systems, life sciences companies, and payers to advance genomic research and accelerate the integration of genomic data into clinical care. Powered by one of the world's largest CLIA / CAP next-generation sequencing labs and its proprietary Exome+™ assay, Helix supports all aspects of population genomics including recruitment and engagement, clinically actionable disease screening, return of results, and basic and translational research.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
5
$403M
Helix has raised a total of $403M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 3, 2021 from a Series C round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jun 3, 2021 Series C $50M 5 Warburg Pincus Detail
Jul 31, 2020 Grant $33M 1 National Institutes of Health Detail
Mar 1, 2018 Series B $200M 7 DFJ Growth Detail
Oct 27, 2017 Series Unknown $20M 2 Kleiner Perkins Detail
Aug 15, 2015 Series A $100M 5 Illumina Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
1
Helix has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 29, 2022, when Anuva raised 0.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Aug 29, 2022 Anuva
Series A Health Care Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
5
11
Helix is funded by 11 investors. Warburg Pincus and National Institutes of Health are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Warburg Pincus Yes Series C
National Institutes of Health Yes Grant
DFJ Growth Series C
Kleiner Perkins Series C
Mayo Clinic Ventures Series C
Temasek Holdings Series C
Illumina Series B
Mayo Clinic Series B
Sutter Hill Ventures Series B
Casdin Capital Series Unknown

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
11
Helix has 11 current employee profiles, including Board member Jeff Bird
Board member
Board member
Executive
Employee
Executive

Acquisition

Helix has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was HumanCode on Jun 28, 2018. They acquired HumanCode for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jun 28, 2018 HumanCode
Biotechnology acquisition Detail