Inbrace Closes New Round Of $45M Financing To Accelerate Growth And Market Expansion
08/08/22, 12:56 PM
Location
irvine
Money raised
$45 million
Industry
venture capital
finance
financial services
InBrace, the orthodontic company behind the novel Smartwire® technology, announced that it has closed $45 million in financing led by Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN). This new venture loan facility builds off the $100M+ Series D raise in 2021 to continue accelerating InBrace adoption in the $40 billion orthodontics market.
Company Info
Location
farmington avenue
irvine, california, united states
Additional Info
"This round of financing showcases the investor community's continued confidence in InBrace," said Clint Carnell, CEO of InBrace. "We believe you shouldn't have to look worse before looking better, and that is a message which investors understand. Proceeds from this raise will increase our ability to penetrate the market and drive the expansion of our InStudio experience centers to help speed up InBrace adoption with more direct to consumer marketing.""InBrace is disrupting the $40+ billion orthodontic market and in this tumultuous economic environment we are especially impressed with their increased share of market growth," said Gerald A. Michaud, President of Horizon.InBrace raised over $100MM in its Series D financing from Vivo Capital, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Endeavour Vision, Farallon Capital Management, Marshall Wace, MVM Partners, Novo Holdings, RTW Investments, Soleus Capital Management, and venBio.
About InBrace
InBrace was invented & founded by Drs. John Pham and Hongsheng Tong who set out to find a healthier and more efficient teeth straightening system to treat children with severe cleft lip and palate; partnered with USC & Children's Hospital Los Angeles. InBrace filed the first application patent of its extensive patent portfolio in 2012.InBrace is revolutionizing teeth straightening with a personalized Smartwire® that is designed using each patient's unique Toothprint. The set it and forget it technology puts the orthodontic experience on autopilot; with treatment that's completely hidden from the world with less work for patients and clinicians. Designed for you. Made for real life. InBrace is headquartered in Irvine, CA. For more information visit InBrace.com, LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook.
About Horizon Technology Finance
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) is a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries. The investment objective of HRZN is to maximize its investment portfolio's return by generating current income from the debt investments it makes and capital appreciation from the warrants it receives when making such debt investments.Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, with a regional office in Pleasanton, California, and investment professionals located in Portland, Maine, Austin, Texas, and Reston, Virginia.To learn more, please visit horizontechfinance.com. PR Contact: InBrace@EvolveMKD.com SOURCE InBrace