Othram Closes $18M Series B Funding
- Othram, The Woodlands, TX-based developer of technology for investigators to crack unsolved law enforcement cases through advanced genomics, raised $18m in Series B funding
- The round was led by Gigafund. In conjunction with the funding, Stephen Oskoui, Managing Partner of Gigafund, will join company’s board
- The company intends to use the funds to further develop its genetic testing platform and expand operations throughout North America
- The company is a DNA laboratory built specifically to apply modern parallel sequencing to forensic evidence
- The facility combines genome sequencing with advanced human identification applications to offer end-to-end, in-house processing from forensic evidence to investigative leads
