Mendor, a Finish diabetes technologies and services company, raised $11.7 million in a Series B financing round, aiming for global expansion.
Funding was led by Finnish entrepreneur and investor Risto Siilasmaa, joined by Life Sciences Partners (LSP), Finnish Industry Investment Ltd., Finnish Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen, private Finnish investment group Biothom and the Finnvera Venture Capital as a returning investor.
"Mendor is facing strong growth in the upcoming years and a solid financial base will help us tremendously in achieving our targets," said Mendor CEO and co-founder Kristian Ranta in a prepared statement.
Mendor designs, develops and markets diabetes care products and services, including the all-in-one blood glucose meter Discreet which contains a meter, strips and lancing device in a system the size of a cell phone, according to the company’s release.
LSP’s Dr. Anne Portwich will join Mendor’s board of directors at the close of the financing round.
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