SoftBank to lead nearly $1.2b funding in US diagnostics firm Invitae

SoftBank to lead nearly $1.2b funding in US diagnostics firm Invitae

FILE PHOTO: SoftBank Corp Representative Director and CTO Junichi Miyakawa speaks during their joint news conference with Toyota Motor Corp Executive Vice President Shigeki Tomoyama (not pictured) in Tokyo, Japan October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Invitae Corp said on Monday a group of investors including SoftBank Group Corp will invest $1.15 billion in the U.S. genetic diagnostics company.