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RuiYi Announces $15 Million Series B FUND

RuiYi, Inc. has announced a $15 million Series B financing.

INVESTORS The round was participated in by existing investors: 5AM Ventures, Versant Ventures, Apposite Capital, SR One, the independent corporate healthcare venture capital fund of GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono Ventures, the strategic corporate venture fund of Merck Serono, and Aravis SA.

TARGET The financing will support the continued development of RuiYi’s lead asset, RYI-008, a novel anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody

(mAb), and the discovery and development of new therapeutic mAbs targeting GPCRs, including a first-in-class mAb to cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB-1), a commercially validated but previously intractable drug target.

THE COMPANY RuiYi is focused on the discovery and development of novel biologic therapeutics that meet medical and commercial needs forChina’s patients and healthcare system and that have the potential to be disruptive globally. In addition to RYI-008, RuiYi has a growing pipeline of monoclonal antibodies from it internal discovery efforts utilizing a series of the Company’s technologies, including the iCAPS (intramembranous Conformation Antigen Presenting System).

Name RuiYi

Target Support the continued development of RuiYi’s lead asset, RYI-008, a novel anti- IL-6 monoclonal antibody (mAb), and the discovery and development of new

therapeutic mAbs targeting GPCRs Investors

5AM Ventures, Versant Ventures, Apposite Capital, SR One, the independent corporate healthcare venture capital fund of GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Serono Ventures, the strategic corporate venture fund of Merck Serono, and Aravis SA.

Name Flywheel

Flywheel Sports Receives Strategic Investment TARGET

Target

accelerate Flywheel’s expansion both domestically and abroad and to enhance Flywheel’s leadership position as an innovator in the boutique fitness industry.

Investors

Benvolio Group LLC and Catterton Partners

FUND Flywheel Sports, one of the USA’s fastest growing indoor cycling brands with 25 studios in the United States, has announced a capital investment led by the Benvolio Group and Catterton Partners, the leading consumer-focused private equity firm.

INVESTORS Benvolio Group LLC is the investment arm of the Frankfort family. Benvolio Group’s primary focus is direct investing in early stage branded consumer product and retail concepts. Catterton Partners is the leading consumer-focused private equity firm with more than $4.0 billion currently under management and a twenty-five year track record of success in building high growth companies.

The investment will be used to accelerate Flywheel’s expansion both domestically and abroad and to enhance Flywheel’s leadership position as an innovator in the boutique fitness industry.

THE COMPANY Flywheel Sports has revolutionized the indoor cycling experience. Since opening its flagship studio in Manhattan’s Flatiron district in February 2010, Flywheel Sports has expanded nationally and today can be found in the New York tri-state area, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles, Seattle and South Florida. Founded by Ruth Zukerman, David Seldinand Jay Galluzzo, Flywheel Sports is an effective, inspiring and empowering cardio experience.

RABBL Raises $775k In Seed Funding THE COMPANY

FUND RABBL, the leading U.S. service for crowdsourcing concerts, has raised a total of $775,000 from investors.

INVESTORS The funding was led by a $340,000 investment from Foundry Group’s FG Angels Syndicate. Foundry Group reviews a large number of investment opportunities among early-stage information technology, Internet and software startups.

TARGET

The investment will be put towards expanding RABBL’s social booking platform and increasing artist outreach activities.

Founded in 2013, RABBL is already the leading US service for crowdfunding concerts, with hundreds of artists already using its proprietary “social booking” platform to get gigs, plan tours, engage fans and lock down fill-in dates. RABBL has also partnered with leading venues in Denver, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. RABBL is headquartered in San Francisco, California and serves artists throughout the United States.

Name RABBL

Target

expanding RABBL’s social booking platform and increasing artist outreach activities.

Investors Foundry Group’s FG Angels Syndicate

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