The molecular analysis technology developer, which counts Illumina among its investor base, has now raised almost $400m since it was founded in 2005.
Month: July 2015
500px snaps up $13m
Visual China has led 500px’s series B round, and plans to assist the CAA-backed photo sharing platform in its expansion into China and the Asia Pacific region.
Baixing raises $354m but details remain classified
The classified listings site, an eBay spin-out, reportedly raised the capital in a series E round backed by Citic, Suzhou High-tech and Shenzhen Capital.
Mswipe grabs $25m
Ride sharing service Ola has participated in the mobile payments processing service’s series C round, which was led by hedge fund Falcon Edge.
Flipboard aggregates $50m for series D
The Comcast and Chernin Group-backed online media aggregator has revealed $50m in new equity capital, increasing its total funding to more than $210m.
Zimplistic cooks up $11.5m series B
Robert Bosch joined existing investor NIS Ventures in funding Zimplistic, the developer of an automatic roti making machine.
Survata gets $6m answer to series A question
IDG Ventures led the online survey company’s series A round, which also included a contribution from another corporate venturing fund, Bloomberg Beta.
Fidelity makes three funds into Eight Roads
The financial services group has brought together Fidelity Growth Partners Europe, Fidelity Growth Partners Asia and Moonray Investors into a single entity and armed it with $233m.
Sleepace puts $7m series B to rest
Retail chain Luolai led the sleep monitoring device maker’s series B round, which also featured funding from e-commerce company JD.com.
Axial Healthcare avoids pain with $8m series A
Pain management company Axial has now raised almost $10m in less than a year from backers including insurer BlueCross BlueShield.
Corporates light up Sensity with $36m
The LED lighting-based sensor maker secured the series C capital from Cisco, Acuity Brands, General Electric and Simon Property Group.
$50m Newark fund receives Audible investment
The audiobook provider is among the limited partners of a fund that will invest in New Jersey-based startups alongside an accelerator programme.
Seraphim looks to the stars with $125m fund
The venture capital fund has enlisted Airbus, Thales, Telespazio, Com Dev and Avanti for a fund that will target companies working on space technology.
Microsoft to secure Adallom for $320m
Hewlett-Packard is set to exit cybersecurity company Adallom, which had raised almost $50m in total, in a $320m acquisition by Microsoft.