New York-based Kohort launched its social media site today, backed by $3 million in seed funding, according to VentureWire. The lead investor is IA Ventures, with additional funding from a large syndicate that includes High Peaks Venture Partners, Contour Venture Partners, and angel group Anduin Ventures. Kohort is still in stealth mode, though, so its site doesn’t shed much light on its future mission. It’s merely an invitation for people to leave their e-mail addresses so they can be in on the ground floor of the launch. “It’s a new frontier,” the site declares. “Stake your claim.”
Author: Arlene Weintraub
Arlene is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences and technology. She was previously a senior health writer based out of the New York City headquarters of BusinessWeek, where she wrote hundreds of articles that explored both the science and business of health. Her freelance pieces have been published in USA Today, US News & World Report, Technology Review, and other media outlets. Arlene has won awards from the New York Press Club, the Association of Health Care Journalists, the Foundation for Biomedical Research, and the American Society of Business Publication Editors. Her book about the anti-aging industry, Selling the Fountain of Youth, was published by Basic Books in September 2010.
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