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Verily raises $1B

January 3, 2019 11:58 PM UTC

Verily Life Sciences LLC (South San Francisco, Calif.) said Thursday it raised a $1 billion investment round led by new investor Silver Lake.

The Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) unit said the new funds will be used in part for investments in strategic partnerships and potential acquisitions. The deal comes two years after Temasek Holdings invested $800 million in Verily...