More Funding for Liberty Dialysis

Mercer Island, WA-based Liberty Dialysis, which operates more than 100 dialysis clinics around the U.S., has received a new investment from KRG Capital Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, and Ignition Partners, according to a press release on Friday. The funding amount was not disclosed. Liberty Dialysis was founded in 2002 and is led by CEO and co-founder Mark Caputo. The firm is backed in part by Seattle-area Ignition’s later-stage growth fund.

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