Jardine Pacific was among the backers in the price comparison site’s series A round, which will support an expansion in its service as it seeks to consolidate its position.
Month: April 2015
ViewRay diffuses IPO plans
Siemens-backed ViewRay has postponed a $64m initial public offering that would have been used to help commercialise its radiation therapy system.
Jimubox stores away $84m
The peer-to-peer lending company has now raised more than $120m in its last two rounds, both of which have featured smartphone maker Xiaomi.
Just Eat visits TouchBistro for series A
TouchBistro, which is developing point-of-sale payment systems for restaurants and cafes, has raised $4.8m in a round that doubled its total funding.
Wayra exits as Rocket takes away Volo
Online food delivery platform is the first exit for the Munich academy of Telefonica’s Wayra accelerator, which will be added to Rocket Internet’s food portfolio.
Sprinklr nourishes Japanese spin-out
Sprinklr Japan, a regional spin-out of the social media management company, has launched with $8.4m of funding from backers including Recruit and Piped Bits.
Hydra heads for Boehringer partnership with $10.5m
Hydra Biosciences, backed by MedImmune, Eli Lilly and Biogen Idec, raised the cash as it inked a deal with Boehringer Ingelheim to help develop its technology.
MEVP closes first tranche of corporate-backed fund
Middle East Venture Partners has secured $15m for the first tranche of its $30m MEVP II fund, which will support startups in the Middle East and North Africa.
Recorded Future documents $12m series D
Reed Elsevier, Google and MassMutual backed a $12m round raised by the threat intelligence and analytics services provider, boosting its total to almost $33m.
Pepperdata seasons series B with $15m
Citi Ventures and Silicon Valley Data Capital both participated in a $15m series B round for the software company that will support product development.
Google puts Spring back in its step
Google Ventures and Groupe Arnault have returned for a $25m series B round for mobile shopping app provider Spring, taking its total funding to $32m.
BBVA could bank on London office
The bank is also considering an increase in the size of its $100m dedicated fintech fund, as it seeks to improve its activity in the sector.
Commerzbank extends Etoro series D to $39m
CommerzVentures invested $12m in the social trading platform’s series D round, previously backed by Ping An and Sberbank, which now stands at $39m.
Sulekha puts Norwest back on investor list
Mitsui-backed local listings services provider Sulekha is set to expand in its home country after raising almost $28m from Norwest Venture Partners and GIC.