Intel, Samsung and Entegris are set to exit semiconductor technology provider NexPlanar following an acquisition by Cabot Microelectronics.
Month: September 2015
CytomX goes on the IPO attack
Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb will buy a combined $15m of stock in the immuno-oncology drug developer through the offering.
Medium writes up $57m series B
Google Ventures, which previously backed Medium’s $25m series A round, has returned to take part in a Chernin Group-backed series B.
Thumbtack pins down $125m
Google Capital returned to back a round that valued the local services listing platform at $1.3bn and took its overall funding to about $275m.
Alibaba pays $680m to boost One97 stake to 40%
One97, also backed by Intel, has now raised almost $1bn, and Alibaba and financial services affiliate Ant Financial hold a combined 40% share.
Acquia contents itself with $55m
The Amazon and O’Reilly-backed content management company had raised $110m as of August 2014 and will invest in product development, sales and marketing.
Publicis opens South African Drugstore
Publicis Machine hopes to identify local startups working on new technologies for the restaurant sector through its Drugstore accelerator programme.
Amino passes acid test for $6.5m
Google-backed Amino specialises in launching mobile communities apps focused on a specific topic and has created 41 such apps to date.
FanDuel wins over AlphaDraft
William Morris Endeavor and IDG have exited AlphaDraft in an acquisition that will facilitate fantasy sports platform FanDuel’s entry into the eSports market.
Harmoney peers into $200m round
The peer-to-peer lending platform, backed by Trade Me at series A stage, has raised $200m in debt and equity at a $100m valuation.
Corvus cares for $75m series B
Immuno-oncology treatment developer Corvus has boosted its total funding to more than $100m after securing funding from backers including Novo and Roche.
Qualcomm to chip $150m into Indian startups
Qualcomm will fund mobile and internet of everything companies through a newly formed fund that will be advised by its Qualcomm Ventures subsidiary.
Didi Chuxing enters India with Ola investment
Ride sharing service Ola, which had reportedly raised $225m in series F funding as of two weeks ago, has received an undisclosed sum from its China-based peer.
Investors find Wayin in $15.4m series D
Tibco Software-backed marketing technology producer Wayin intends to use the funds to support further international expansion.