Building Global Connections
Huntington Beach, California
November 3-5, 2014
Month: September 2014
Youxinpai accepts bids for $260m series C
The second-hand car auction platform, which has a string of corporate investors, has raised $260m in a round backed by Tiger Global Management and Warburg Pincus.
Providence targets divine results from $150m fund
The non-profit healthcare provider will invest in early and mid-stage companies in order to spur technology that can improve medical care.
Snapdeal enters talks with SoftBank over $500m round
The e-commerce company, already backed by SoftBank, Ebay, Intel, Myriad and Ru-net, is in talks with the telecom company over a round that would more than double its overall funding.
Bellabox displays Allure for $5.4m series B
The online beauty products retailer will use the cash to grow its business across the Asia Pacific region.
Product Hunt stalks big game investors for $6m
The technology discovery company has now raised $7m in the space of a month from investors including Google’s corporate venturing unit.
Sidecar attaches itself to investors for $15m
The Google-backed ride sharing company will use the latest funding to expand geographically across the US.
Baidu revs up $100m Yongche series C
Car rental service Yongche, which is backed by Qualcomm and Ctrip, has raised an undisclosed amount in series C funding from investors including Baidu and GIC.
Kateeva displays promise for Samsung
LED hardware manufacturer Kateeva has raised $38m in a series D round that included Samsung’s corporate venturing arm, lifting its total funding to $110m.
Medtronic pinpoints AcuFocus for funding
Medical company Acusfoucs has added $21m in capital as it waits for approval from the FDA on its Kamra inlay, which is designed to treat near-vision loss.
Scholar Rock enrols for Kraft investment
Biotechnology company Scholar Rock has raised $20m in a series A round featuring Kraft Group that will fund the development of novel biologic therapeutics.
Esco to invest $8m in venture fund
Medical device company Esco has launched a venture capital fund targeting the life sciences, medical and healthcare technologies sectors, which will invest $8m over a three-year period.
Startup Institute houses $3m from SVB
Silicon Valley Bank supplied $3m for the technology talent incubator as it prepares to expand beyond US borders.
Swisscom reaches for Boundary strategic investment
Swisscom invested an undisclosed sum in the cloud metrics company as part of a strategic agreement focused on its cloud infrastructure.