Pharmaceutical firm UCB invested $7.5m as the dermatology company floated at the top of its range.
Month: October 2014
FibroGen seeks $125m in IPO
FibroGen, a Astellas-backed biotech firm, is lining up a $125m initial public offering to raise money for further drug development.
Square closes $150m series F
The online payment services provider has now raised almost $500m in total, securing the latest funds at a $6bn valuation.
Office supplies seller Poppin raises $17m
Office products retailer Poppin has secured the money in a Fifth Third-backed series C round that will be used to further develop its technology.
TVM Capital picks Eli Lilly for venture fund
Pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly and Bukwang Pharma were among the backers of venture firm TVM’s latest fund, which closed at $201.6m.
Patreon finds supporters for $15m series A
Crowdfunding and media company Patreon has raised $15m in a series A round featuring UTA and CAA to enable more artists to make money from their work.
Cord Project ropes in Google for seed round
Voice messaging app Cord has closed $1.8m in seed funding from investors including Google Ventures to launch its app worldwide.
Google exits as Vivint captures Space Monkey
Home automation company Vivint acquired the Google-backed cloud-storage company in order to enhance its smart home platform.
Security firm Palantir uncovers $50m
Big data company Palantir, whose investors include Reed Elsevier, has secured over $50m in additional funding, taking the total round to $444m.
Wells Fargo-backed Norwest promotes three
Robert Mittendorff, Sumer Juneja and Lisa Wu have all been promoted, with the former two set to act as principals.
Cognoptix secures corporates for $15m series D
The Alzheimer’s disease testing company has raised a round backed by Alopexx and Nestle’s corporate venturing unit.
Quantcast acquires Reed Elsevier-backed Struq
The Reed Elsevier-backed advertising personalisation platform was bought by Quantcast for an undisclosed sum.
Intel spreads Tsinghua’s chips
Intel has invested $1.5bn for a 20% stake in semiconductor maker Spreadtrum Communications and RDA Microelectronics.
Westerberg takes driver’s seat at Volvo Venture Capital
Anna Westerberg has moved from Volvo Penta, Volvo’s engine manufacturing division, to its corporate venturing unit, where she has been appointed president.