Broadcaster Sky also participated in a $14.5m round for the video processing company, which previously received funding from Disney-backed Steamboat Ventures.
Month: December 2014
Personalised medicine company Assurex raises $30m
Assurex, the developer of a testing system for mental health disorders, has raised new funding from backers including two healthcare providers.
Asante seeks $45m cash injection from IPO
The insulin pump developer, backed by Novo and Lundbeck, will also seek $17.1m from a concurrent private placement.
FXiaoke closes $50m series C
The enterprise software provider reportedly raised the IDG-backed round at four times the valuation of its series B round in July.
Wanda pays for controlling stake in 99Bill
99Bill has reportedly received about $322m from Wanda and will become the default payment system for its e-commerce joint venture with Tencent and Baidu.
Infraredx files for $55m initial public offering
Cardiovascular imaging technology developer Infraredx, which is backed by Nipro and Intrepid Maritime, is looking to advance trials for its catheter product.
Entellus smells cash from $69m IPO
Entellus, a Covidien-backed developer of devices to treat sinustisis, has raised $92m in funding since it was formed.
OnDeck closes IPO at $230m
The online credit platform developer, backed by Google and SAP, raised a further $30m from the underwriters for its initial public offering.
MasterCard puts up $100,000 for hackathon prize
The company’s Masters of Code competition will take place across 10 cities, as coders compete to build a prototype based on its APIs.
Powervation recharges with $7m
The round consisted of a $3m debt portion and a $4m equity portion backed by existing investors Intel and Semtech.
Guokr practices the science of fundraising
The online science community has raised $20m in a series C round led by education technology developer TAL which also featured returning backer IDG.
Money Forward cashes in $12.5m series B
Mitsui Sumitomo, Dentsu, GMO and Sourcenext all contributed to the online accounting service’s series B round, raised just over a year after its series A.
Bustle pushes its way to $15.5m series C
The female-focused media site has now raised $27m in total, after Time Warner invested in the company for a third time.
Morinaga seeks sweet results from accelerator
The confectionery company will fund startups producing relevant technology for its industry.