The Walt Disney-backed accelerator, run in co-operation with Techstars, has announced the 10 startups that will make up its second class.
Month: July 2015
Xagenic passes $15m series C test
Molecular diagnostics platform Xagenic, backed by peer Qiagen and spun out of University of Toronto, boosted its total funding to more than $52m in the round.
Cisco commits $150m to UK startup funding
The company will invest the cash in ‘internet of everything’ startups as part of the $1bn investment it plans to make in the next three-to-five years.
PSafe locks away $30m
Antivirus software provider PSafe has secured series D funding from investors including Qihoo 360 in order to support its expansion across Latin America.
Influitive rallies advocates for $30.5m series B
NTT Docomo joined investors including Blackberry-backed Relay Ventures to fund a round that will enable Influitive to further develop its digital marketing platform.
Sony looks to Latin America with $100m IMS investment
Sony Pictures Television, the TV production division of Sony, has paid a reported $100m for a 51% stake in the Latin America-focused digital advertising network.
Origene samples $17m in $32m round
The genome research company, which includes IDG among its investor base, has raised more than $70m in total.
Babbel stays course to raise $22m
Nokia and Reed Elsevier returned to reinvest in the language learning app developer, which has now secured $34m in total funding.
GenSight eyes $100m from IPO
Novartis-backed GenSight, which is developing eye disease treatments, raised almost $42m in its only publicly disclosed funding round.
Meituan seeks investors to buy into $1bn round
The Alibaba-backed group buying service aims to raise the series E funding at $15bn, more than double that at which it closed its $700m series D in January.
Landr brings in Warner Music for $6.2m round
Audio production software startup Landr raised the cash in a Warner-led round that also featured Nas and Plus Eight Private Equity, a fund launched by a collection of DJs.
PipelineRx calls in corporates for $9.1m
Mitsui, McKesson and existing investors AMN Healthcare jointly provided $9.1m in funding for remote pharmacy management platform PipelineRx.
Confluent brings investors together for $24m series B
LinkedIn-backed real-time data platform Confluent has completed a $24m series B round, eight months after its $6.9m series A.
Procept BioRobotics stays liquid with $42m
Procept, which has developed a medical device that uses a waterjet for tissue removal, has closed a funding round led by pharmaceutical firm Novo.