US start-up Helix has raised hundreds of dollars to expand its consumer genomics service, which collects and sequences customers' DNA before providing access other products from the Helix store. CEO Robin Thurston said the extra money would help the company develop its offering to compete with rivals such as AncestryDNA. The funding round was led by DFJ Growth, with participation from others including Illumina, Mayo Clinic and Warburg Pincus.
US start-up Helix has raised $200m to expand its consumer genomics service, which collects and sequences customers' DNA before providing access other products from the Helix store. CEO Robin Thurston said the extra money would help the company develop its offering to compete with rivals such as AncestryDNA. The funding round was led by DFJ Growth, with participation from others including Illumina, Mayo Clinic and Warburg Pincus.