Spotlight on T1D

With a planned $80 million fund, JDRF aims to attract a wave of investment from VCs and strategic investors to early stage Type I diabetes companies.

JDRF announced the first close of the JDRF T1D Fund on Jan. 26 at $42 million, which includes $32 million from the non-profit and $10 million from private donors. JDRF expects to raise an additional $38 million from philanthropists in the next two years. ...