Benzinga | Sep 15, 2021 04:53PM EDT

UPDATE: $142M PIPE Deal Supporting Vicarious Surgical Business Includes Strategic Investments From Becton Dickinson And New Frontier Health Corporation

The total $142 million PIPE supporting the transaction is funded by multiple strategic investors including global medical technology company BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE:BDX), major hospital groups in the U.S. and Asia, and surgical robotics pioneer Roberta Lipson, founder of United Family Healthcare and its predecessor Chindex International Inc. and CEO of New Frontier Health Corporation (NYSE:NFH). Technology luminaries Bill Gates, Vinod Khosla's Khosla Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Sun Hung Kai & Co. and Philip Liang's E15 VC are also investing.