The shopping app company, which raised $50m last Friday, is just one of several companies using personalisation and curation to drive increased use and monetisation.
Month: July 2014
FXiaoKe secures $10m in series B round
A software tool for sales teams of Chinese companies, FXiaoKe, has raised $10m in a series B round including IDG Capital Partners.
Simply Hired recruits $12m
Job listings website Simply Hired has raised $12m in an IDG-backed series D round that brings its overall funding to more than $34m.
Vserv advertises for series B investors
The IDG-backed mobile advertising firm has targeted $15m in funding, adding to two previous rounds, which jointly raised $7m.
Rocket Internet makes SpaceWays as new startup
Mobile storage company SpaceWays is the internet incubator’s fastest startup ever, launched in only eight weeks.
Cisco-backed CTERA closes $25m series C
The data storage company has now raised $45m, after Cisco reinvested together with several venture firms.
Huayun Digital sources $50m for series B
The IT services company raised the cash from SIG and Intel earlier in the year, but has only just made the investment public.
InSightec raises ultra sound series D
The ultrasound system developer, backed by investors including GE, has now raised more than $122m, after securing $50m in its latest round.
Minerva falls to Earth after disappointing IPO
The pharmaceutical company raised $32.7m after floating at a price far below its range, while Janssen Pharmaceutica took a 17% stake.
No monkeying around for Bonobos in $55m series D
The online clothing brand is seeking to quadruple its offline presence after closing a Nordstrom-backed series D round that took its overall funding to almost $130m.
Imagination declines as Intel sells 9%
Intel Capital, Imagination Technologies’ largest shareholder, has cut its share from 14% to 5%, causing the microchip maker’s stock to fall.
UrgentRX secures $17.5m
UrgentRX, which develops fast-acting over-the-counter flavoured powder medications, has raised $17.5m in series C funding.
Techniwood aims for sustainable growth with Electranova
EDF-backed Electranova invested $6.8m in the sustainable building company, which will now seek to expand overseas.
Samsung and AP gain some Automated Insights
Automated Insights, which converts big data into written reports, has now raised almost $11m after a series B round backed by Samsung and Associated Press.