Salesforce and Omers Ventures have provided an undisclosed amount of cash for the social media intelligence provider, which had previously raised almost $900,000.
Month: June 2015
Vox mobilises $6.7m in Telus-backed round
The telecommunications company’s corporate venturing unit was among the investors in a round that will help mobility technology company Vox expand internationally.
Intel tracks Sano for $10.3m seed round
The wearable device startup intends to use the cash to further develop its blood glucose tracking device as it prepares for launch in early 2016.
OSI grows to £320m with Google’s backing
Oxford Sciences Innovation (OSI), Oxford University’s recently-launched university venturing fund, has exceeded its £300m ($474m) target to raise £320m with the backing of Google Ventures, internet company Google’s corporate venturing unit. Google Ventures was joined by Sir Charles Dunstone, the founder of phone retailer Carphone Warehouse, and a consortium of private investors. OSI’s existing backers… Continue reading OSI grows to £320m with Google’s backing
Tamr logs $25m for series B
Hewlett-Packard, MassMutual, Thomson Reuters and Google all contributed funds to the round, which increased the big data technology company’s total funding to $41m.
Nabriva warms up for $92m IPO
Nabriva, a pneumonia treatment developer backed by Novartis, raised $120m in series B funding two months ago.
Big Deal: Qualcomm Ventures returns Life Fund with Fitbit IPO
Qualcomm Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, which has SAP as its sole limited partner, Softbank Corporation and US financial firm SVB Financial were big winners from the floatation of the fitness tracking business last week.
Symposium videos: part one
The first batch of video interviews coming out from our Global Corporate Venturing Symposium in early June.
News round up 22 June 2015
A round up of all the latest news on www.globalcorporateventuring.com for our subscribers.
Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 15-19 June 2015
Travee, a Japan-based travel website that enables visitors to book tours with local residents, obtained an undisclosed amount of seed funding from CyberAgent Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of internet company CyberAgent, and Will Group Incubate Fund, backed by human resources firm Will Group. Japan-based edtech Arcterus raised a $1m seed round from Dentsu Digital… Continue reading Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 15-19 June 2015
Ant Financial processes $45bn valuation
Alibaba spin-out Ant Financial has closed a funding round of undisclosed size at a $45bn valuation.
Investors light up Aledia’s $31m series B
France-based LED lighting manufacturer Aledia has raised a €28.4m ($31m) series B round from investors including Ikea GreenTech, the corporate venturing arm of furniture retail chain Ikea, and automotive equipment manufacturer Valeo. French state-owned investment fund Bpifrance also invested through its Fonds Ecotechnologies, while Sofinnova Partners, Braemar Energy Ventures, Demeter Partners and CEA Investissements all… Continue reading Investors light up Aledia’s $31m series B
Hearst Shkulev reports Rugion acquisition
Hearst Shkulev has expanded its network of regional news websites by acquiring a majority stake in Rugion.
Wiivv goes on a walk with Evonik
Evonik has participated in a funding round for Wiivv, a provider of custom-made, 3D printed insoles.