Vouch, a startup that uses social networks to evaluate a user’s credit, has now raised almost $10m in total after securing cash in an IDG Ventures-backed round.
Month: May 2015
IndianRoots to grow with $5m
KJS has provided fresh funding for the e-commerce company, also backed by Astro All Asia, to scale up its logistics and delivery capabilities.
Mitsui studies $7m round for Geekie
Mitsui participated in a $7m series B round for Geekie that will support the education technology company’s expansion as well as product development.
Alibaba ships investment to Shanghai YTO Express
E-commerce company Alibaba is set to purchase a minority stake in YTO, one of its 14 logistics partners, for an undisclosed sum.
LoopPay pocketed $250m in acquisition
Samsung acquired the mobile wallet developer LoopPay in February this year, providing exits to corporate backers Visa and Synchrony Financial.
Arcadia harvests $65.6m IPO
The seed technology developer went public after raising more than $100m in funding from investors including BASF.
Galapagos enters US markets with $275m IPO
Johnson & Johnson and AbbVie bought a combined $55m of stock as the biopharmaceutical company, already listed in Europe, went public on Nasdaq.
SureLine recovers $4.5m
Unigen was the only disclosed investor in a $4.5m series B round for the cloud data recovery software company.
Bank of Ireland seed fund begins divestment programme
Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Fund plans to divest 25% of its portfolio in the next year, beginning with medical device developer NeoSurgical.
Percolate filters $40m into funding pot
The WPP-backed marketing platform developer will use the cash to expand in California, and into new international markets.
Corporates dock in $6.9m Flexport seed round
Google and Bloomberg are among the lengthy list of backers in the online freight logistics services provider’s seed round.
HTG Molecular profiles $50m IPO
Novo, GlaxoSmithKline and Merck-backed molecular profiling platform HTG offered almost 3.6 million shares priced at $14 each.
Actiance breaks out with $28m
The developer of business communications platform Alcatraz has attracted $28m in new funding from investors including Credit Suisse.
Square raises cash for small business funding
The payment services company plans to advance hundreds of millions of dollars to small businesses in return for a percentage of their future card sales.