Mitsui and Genscape have co-led a $16m series B-1 round for remote oilfield monitoring company WellAware, which has now raised more than $60m in total.
Month: September 2015
WuXi PharmaTech helps pump $42m into Ivenix
US-based medical device maker Ivenix closed a $42m series D round led by healthcare research and development services company WuXi PharmaTech’s corporate venturing unit, WuXi Healthcare Ventures, on Tuesday. The round also featured venture capital partnership Cardinal Partners, asset manager Cica, investment firm Easterly Capital, VC firm SCP Vitalife Partners and Fidelity Biosciences, a division… Continue reading WuXi PharmaTech helps pump $42m into Ivenix
Valeo drives fundraising for Sino French fund
Automotive parts supplier Valeo has backed the Cathay Capital-formed Sino French Innovation Fund, which aims to raise about $280m before close.
CytomX marks the spot for $100m IPO
The cancer treatment developer has raised $165m in venture capital from investors including pharmaceutical companies Roche and Pfizer.
Comstock’s GE rise is venturing endorsement
Beth Comstock’s promotion at GE to become its first female vice chair is one of the latest signs that venturing and digital innovation is being taken extremely seriously at the top of corporate America and globally. Comstock has become one of the poster children for corporate innovation through her championing of the Lean Startup methodology at… Continue reading Comstock’s GE rise is venturing endorsement
Comstock promoted to vice chair of GE
Beth Comstock who leads corporate venturing unit GE Ventures, has been appointed General Electric’s newest vice chair.
IDG helps drop off series B for Linqu
Food delivery company Linqu has secured an undisclosed amount in series B from investors including IDG Capital Partners and Qiming Venture Partners.
Investors inject CeQur with $100m
The funding will support the Danfoss spin-out in the run up to the commercial launch of its insulin delivery device in 2016.
Mobcrush rallies investors for $11m series A
Mobcrush, a US-based live streaming platform for mobile games backed by a range of corporate investors, raised $11m in a series A round led by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) yesterday. VC firms First Round Capital, Lowercase, Rincon Venture Partners, Crosscut Ventures and Advancit Capital, as well as Raine Ventures, the… Continue reading Mobcrush rallies investors for $11m series A
Social Touch hits up Legend for $59m
Legend Holdings provided series D funding for Social Touch, having previously also invested in a 2013 series C round that raised an undisclosed amount.
Apttus makes $108m sale
The series C round reportedly marked Salesforce Ventures’ largest ever investment as well as quote-to-cash software provider Apttus reaching unicorn status.
Intellia assembles $70m series B
Intellia Therapeutics, a US-based company specialising in gene-editing, closed a $70m series B round yesterday featuring pharmaceutical firm Novartis. The round was led by OrbiMed Healthcare Fund Management and featured financial services conglomerate Fidelity Management and Research Company, Janus Capital Management, Foresite Capital, Sectoral Asset Management, EcoR1 Capital, Atlas Venture and a range of unnamed… Continue reading Intellia assembles $70m series B
Water Planet heats up with series B
A regulatory filing indicates the water treatment company had raised at least $8.4m from backers including Air Liquide’s corporate venturing unit.
Tiger Brokers catches Xiaomi for $15.7m round
The online brokerage service, launched in June 2014, has closed a series A round led by smartphone maker Xiaomi.