Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Syapse Gets Funding Round From Social+Capital

Palo Alto-based Syapse, which operates an online repository of human genome and clinical data, said this morning that it has raised a round of funding from The Social+Capital Partnership. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. Syapse said its software is being used to process and create human molecular profiles, used for genetics research and diagnostic testing. As part of the Series A funding, the company said that Social+Capital's Chamath Palihapitiya has joined the company's board of directors. More information »