Finance Watch: Mysterious Gossamer Raises $100m As VC Deals Surge Ahead of J.P. Morgan

Gossamer Bio, led by former Receptos CEO Faheem Hasnain and CMO Sheila Gujrathi, revealed $100m in seed and Series A funding during a week in which 17 companies revealed VC rounds totaling $891.2m, giving them good news to discuss during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference.