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- dMed
Last dMed valuation
$700M
Series C · Jul 2021
Last dMed funding round
$50M
Series C · Jul 2021
Cumulative funding dMed raised
$214M
across 5 funding rounds
Key investors in dMed
Qiming Venture Partners
HSG
Fidelity
Lilly Asia Ventures
Vivo Capital
Legend Capital
About dMed
dMed is a global clinical contract research organization with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, New York, San Francisco, and Brussels. It delivers full-service solutions including Phase I-IV trials, regulatory consulting, biostatistics, and pharmacovigilance for pharma and medtech clients in oncology and CNS therapeutics.
Founded
2016
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Services
Valuation
$700M (Jul 2021)
dMed Valuation
dMed is currently valued at $700M, based on its Series C in July 2021.
The $50M round was led by SpringHill Management, with participation from Superstring Capital, Fidelity, Rock Springs Capital and HSG.
dMed valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2021 | Series C | $700M |
dMed Funding History
dMed has raised a total of $214M across 5 funding rounds.
dMed's first fundraising round was a $8M Series A in December 2016. The most recent completed round was a $50M Series C in July 2021.
dMed funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2021 | Series C | SpringHill Management (lead); Superstring Capital; Fidelity; Rock Springs Capital; HSG | $50M | $700M | dMed (also listed as Caidya in some filings) is a healthcare technology company that raised capital through multiple funding rounds. The company operates in the healthcare services and technology space, with a strategic focus on acquisitions and consolidation within the healthcare vertical. In July 2021, the company completed a Series C - II funding round, raising $50 million from investors including SpringHill Management, Rock Springs Capital, and Superstring Capital. The round valued the company at $700 million post-money. The company has a history of healthcare acquisitions, including Clinipace in April 2021 for $160.27 million. |
| Dec 2020 | Series C | Fidelity (lead); Qiming Venture Partners; Vivo Capital; Kaiser Permanente; Lilly Asia Ventures; HSG | $100M | - | - |
| Oct 2019 | Series B | Vivo Capital (lead); Qiming Venture Partners; Lilly Asia Ventures; Legend Capital | $50M | - | dMed Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a Chinese full-service Clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO), completed a nearly US$50 million Series B financing on October 16, 2019, led by Vivo Capital with participation from Legend Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, and Lilly Asia Ventures. The funding aims to accelerate expansion of its comprehensive clinical operations and information technology infrastructure, while extending global capacity in clinical development and product registration. dMed, founded in 2016 and led by Dr. Lingshi Tan, has established a solid reputation as a next-generation CRO capable of high-level research and development mandates within three years. Vivo Capital, a healthcare-focused investment firm with over $3 billion under management at the time, highlighted dMed's growth potential and industry standing. The firm, active since 1996, invests across stages in U.S., Europe, and Greater China, with offices in Palo Alto, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Taipei. Subsequent developments include a Series C round led by Fidelity Management and Research Company LLC with participants like Sequoia Capital China, and a 2021 Series C+ financing of US$50 million led by Springhill Fund, involving Rock Springs Capital and Superstring Capital, which financed the merger with Clinipace to form dMed-Clinipace. The combined entity operates as a global CRO with over 1,700 staff across 22 offices, specializing in oncology, rare diseases, gastroenterology, nephrology, and women's health. |
| Jul 2018 | Series B | Qiming Venture Partners (lead) | $6M | - | - |
| Dec 2016 | Series A | Qiming Venture Partners (lead); Tairui Investment; Zai Lab | $8M | - | dMed Company Limited, a Chinese clinical contract research organization (CRO) specializing in biopharmaceutical clinical development services, completed its first-round (Series A) financing of $8 million in November/December 2016. Qiming Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Tairui Investment and Zai Lab. The funding aimed to accelerate dMed's growth, scale operations, and support projects from innovative companies like Zai Lab. |
Who has invested in dMed?
12 investors have backed dMed across its funding rounds, including Qiming Venture Partners, HSG, Fidelity, Lilly Asia Ventures, Vivo Capital and Legend Capital.
Lead investors include SpringHill Management, Fidelity, Vivo Capital and Qiming Venture Partners.
dMed Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lead | Dec 2016 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Dec 2020 | ||
| 2 | Lead | Oct 2019 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Oct 2019 | ||
| 2 | Participant | Dec 2020 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jul 2021 | ||
| -- | 1 | Participant | Dec 2016 | |
| 1 | Participant | Dec 2020 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jul 2021 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jul 2021 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by dMed
dMed has acquired 1 company to date.
Last acquisition by dMed was on April 28th 2021. dMed acquired Clinipace for $233M.
Latest Acquisitions by dMed
| Description | Clinipace is a Morrisville, North Carolina-headquartered clinical research organization founded in 2003. It supplies integrated services including clinical monitoring, data management, biostatistics, and regulatory support to biopharmaceutical and medical device companies. The firm manages trials in therapeutic areas such as oncology, cardiology, and rare diseases across North America and Europe. |
| HQ Country | |
| HQ City | Raleigh, NC |
| Deal Date | 28 Apr 2021 |
| Valuation | $233M |
| EV/Revenue | |
| EV/EBITDA | |
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dMed Competitors
dMed competitors include listed companies like Oxford BioMedica, Gubra, Aarti Pharmalabs and Sirio Pharma Co, and private ones like Sonoma Biotherapeutics and Direct Biologics.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicly listed | $227M | ($4M) | $731M | 3.1x | ||
| Private | - | - | $732M | - | ||
| Private | - | - | $660M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $406M | $331M | $764M | 3.4x | ||
| Publicly listed | $186M | $40M | $774M | - | ||
| Publicly listed | $636M | $52M | $786M | 1.5x |
dMed Public Comps
dMed is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Oxford BioMedica, Gubra, Aarti Pharmalabs, Sirio Pharma Co, Evotec, Novartis India, R&G PharmaStudies, Scinopharm Taiwan, Forward Industries and Emergent BioSolutions.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $227M | ($4M) | 3.5x | 3.1x | (214.9x) | 78.3x | |||
| $406M | $331M | 1.5x | 3.4x | 1.9x | 6.1x | |||
| $186M | $40M | 4.6x | - | 21.4x | - | |||
| $636M | $52M | 1.5x | 1.5x | 18.3x | 8.9x | |||
| $908M | $26M | 0.5x | 0.7x | 18.9x | (10.9x) | |||
| $37M | $10M | 12.7x | - | 47.4x | - | |||
| $127M | $27M | 5.2x | 4.7x | 24.2x | 21.2x | |||
| $99M | $19M | 4.1x | - | 20.7x | - | |||
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Common questions about dMed
| When was dMed founded? | dMed was founded in 2016. |
| Where is dMed headquartered? | dMed is headquartered in Shanghai, China. |
| Is dMed publicly listed? | No, dMed is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is dMed's valuation? | dMed was last valued at $700M in its Series C in July 2021. |
| How much funding has dMed raised? | dMed has raised $214M across 5 funding rounds. |
| What was dMed's last funding round? | dMed's last funding round was a $50M Series C in July 2021, led by SpringHill Management. |
| Who are dMed's investors? | dMed's investors include Qiming Venture Partners, Fidelity, Vivo Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures, HSG, Superstring Capital, Tairui Investment, Kaiser Permanente, Rock Springs Capital, SpringHill Management and 2 others. |
| Which companies are comparable to dMed? | Companies comparable to dMed include Oxford BioMedica, Sonoma Biotherapeutics, Direct Biologics, Gubra, Aarti Pharmalabs and Sirio Pharma Co. |
| How many companies has dMed acquired? | dMed has acquired 1 company, including Clinipace. |
| What was the largest acquisition by dMed? | The $233M acquisition of Clinipace in April 2021 is the largest acquisition dMed has made to date. |
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