Two years after leaving the financial services provider’s corporate venturing unit, David Orlandella has returned to Orix Ventures as managing director.
Month: October 2015
Science 37 proves clinical with $6.5m series A
The clinical testing services startup has secured funding in a round co-led by Qualcomm and Novartis vehicle dRx Capital.
Money Forward charges to $13m series C
Mitsui and a range of financial services providers joined an investor base already containing the likes of Dentsu, GMO and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.
Highland looks to Adjust with $17m investment
Iris Capital-backed Adjust has now raised $30m since it was founded in 2012, and will use the funding to further develop its app intelligence technology.
Tuhu fixes $50m in funding
The automotive repair and parts platform took its Legend-backed series C round to $150m with $50m of funding from investors including Hillhouse Capital and Qiming Ventures.
Womai rings up $220m in confirmed series C
The online grocer, which reports originally stated had raised $200m, has closed a $220m round backed by Taikang Life Insurance and Baidu.
Naspers takes control of Avito in $1.2bn deal
Naspers, which invested $50m in the classified listings platform two years ago, upped its stake to almost 68%, as Kinnevik made a 13x return on its investment.
Poynt directs Alphabet to $28m series B
Alphabet subsidiary Google Ventures has made its second investment in Poynt, which is preparing to commercially launch its smart payment terminal.
Google makes headlines with $168m news innovation fund
The DNI Innovation Fund, launched in collaboration with around 120 European news organisations, will award grants to startups and innovative pre-development ideas.
Dayima goes By-Health for $20m series D
The nutritional supplement supplier has backed a $20.4m round closed by women’s health app developer Dayima, taking its overall funding to $65m.
KLab to experiment with new fund
Social gaming company KLab had previously invested through joint venture KLab Ventures but is raising funds for a wholly owned unit called KLab Venture Partners.
Citus Data loads on $9.5m
The big database developer, which counts Digital Garage among its investors, secured new funding in a round led by Khosla Ventures.
Scalus fulfils funding task with $10m
The collaboration and task management platform developer, a spinout of BackOps, has emerged from stealth with $10m from backers including Google Ventures.
Betabrand sources $15m
The fashion crowdfunding company, backed by O’Reilly Media at series A stage, has now raised $29m in funding altogether.