News | PHEMI Closes $10 Million Venture Capital Financing with New and Existing Investors

PHEMI Closes $10 Million Venture Capital Financing with New and Existing Investors

 June 27, 2017

Quark Venture Inc. joins PHEMI, bringing increased global insights and business connections to drive the company’s continued growth and development

VANCOUVER, BC – PHEMI, the company delivering big data solutions with built-in privacy, governance, and enterprise-grade management, today announced it has raised a $10 million venture financing to expand the company’s commercialization through expanded sales and marketing activities and robust outreach into emerging vertical markets Quark Venture Inc. and GF Securities, through the Global Health Sciences Fund, is the newest PHEMI investor, joining an investor group previously announced in August 2015. Existing investors CTI Life Sciences Fund (CTI), BDC Capital Healthcare Venture Fund, and Yaletown Partners all co-led the new round of investment.

“We recognize the potential big data holds for a growing number of companies operating in both the life sciences industry and other verticals,” said Karimah Es Sabar, Chief Executive Office of Quark Venture and Director of GHS Fund. “It has become readily apparent that the demand for big data solutions that meet governance and privacy requirements will continue to grow, and PHEMI demonstrates leadership and innovation in advancing requisite, enterprise-grade big data solutions.”

PHEMI helps data-driven companies unlock and share data without compromising privacy. By combining the scale and performance of big data with features that support rigorous privacy and governance, PHEMI allows enterprises to focus on deriving insights to drive operational efficiencies, fuel innovation for competitive advantage, and lower costs.

“Yaletown Partners is committed to helping PHEMI advance its leadership position in big data solutions for healthcare and other industries,” said Mike Satterfield, Partner, Yaletown Partners. “We have a strong track record investing in Canadian emerging growth technology companies that enhance the productivity and competitiveness of enterprise customers worldwide, and we are proud to be a founding member of PHEMI’s growing syndicate of investors.”

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