Palliare Closes $8M Series A Funding Round
- Palliare, a Galway, Ireland-based safe operating room company, closed an $8m Series A funding round
- The round was led by Seroba Life Sciences, with participation from SCM AD Ventures, Western Development Commission, and several private investors
- In conjunction with the funding, Jennifer McMahon, Principal at Seroba, will join company’s board
- The company intends to use the funds to support US commercial launch activities related to its EVA15 insufflator and smoke evacuation system
- The company, which has US headquarters in Oceanside, CA, has appointed Julie Tupen as US Vice President of Sales
- She brings extensive commercial experience to the management team from having previously worked with such companies as Covidien, Invuity
