The pharmaceutical company has set the range for its initial public offering, which will see Johnson & Johnson become a notable shareholder.
Month: June 2014
Ardelyx sets range for IPO
The Amgen-backed biopharmaceutical company is set to generate up to $54m from its initial public offering, after pulling in $59.5m in equity funding since its formation.
Montage passes interview for $6m series C
The Foley-backed video interviewing company’s series C round has brought its funding to $13m over the past three rounds.
Handelsblatt trades cash for equity in Wikifolio
The social trading platform has followed a 2013 series A round with a $8.2m round backed by Handelsblatt subsidiary VHB Ventures.
Deezer hits the right note for ProSiebenSat.1
The German media conglomerate has made a minority investment in music streaming service Deezer as part of a deal to merge it with ProSiebenSat.1’s Ampya offering.
Campise takes Softbank option
Marissa Campise has moved from venture capital firm Venrock to Softbank Capital, where she will be tasked with boosting its mobile and connected device investments.
Mayo Clinic invests in Seres’ B round
Seres has now secured $20.5m in funding after Mayo Clinic joined existing investors Enso and Flagship.
YouTube co-founder Steve Chen joins Google Ventures
Chen has become the latest entrepreneur-in-residence at Google’s corporate venturing unit, where he will likely work on a media-related project.
EN-Japan enters New Era with $5.8m investment
The Japan-based recruiter will enter the Indian market through the purchase of a 60% stake, which it plans to turn into a full acquisition by 2016.
Applied Ventures reveals Twist in investment tale
Applied Materials’ corporate venturing unit has announced that it was among the investors in the synthesised gene producer’s $26m round in May.
Acommerce sells investors on $10.7m series A
The round, supported by NTT Docomo, CyberAgent, Sumitomo and Sinar Mas, is reportedly the largest series A ever raised by a Thai startup, and brings the company’s total funding to $13.8m.
May sees bumper 177 deals
There was a surge of deals in May as investment activity picked up from corporate venturing groups across many sectors.
Innovating in a risk-averse culture
The sobering reality of South Korea’s limited natural resources and agricultural land has forced its government to become a major player in tech investment and investment facilitation. Successive political administrations have relied on the exports of some of its largest conglomerates, such as Samsung and LG, the largest and third-largest smartphone manufacturers in the world… Continue reading Innovating in a risk-averse culture
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