The Motorola-backed semiconductor technology producer has now raised $70m altogether, and could hypothetically look to go public in the next two years.
Month: November 2015
Biogen mulls investment in $100m Israel Biotech Fund
The fund is set to target Israel-based biotech startups and, according to Globes, plans to raise between $50m and $100m.
Mogujie socialises with Ping An for $200m
Ping An Ventures led the social e-commerce company’s latest round, and it has now raised more than $410m in total from investors also including IDG and Bertelsmann.
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BBG plants seed funding in two startups
The AOL unit took part in a $3.9m seed round for children’s ride app HopSkipDrive and a $2m round for food media company Spoon University.
Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 16-20 November 2015
United Arab Emirates-based weather information service ArabiaWeather secured $5m on Wednesday in a funding round co-led by venture capital firm Silicon Badia and VC community Wamda Capital, and backed by internet holding company Jabbar Internet Group and Dash Ventures. The round, which follows $2.1m of funding from investors including Jabbar, Silicon Badia, Dash Ventures and… Continue reading Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 16-20 November 2015
Film studios help sink $6m into AdRise
AdRise, the operator of on-demand entertainment service Tubi TV, has now raised $10m overall, securing new funding from backers including MGM and Lionsgate.
Le Tote bags $15m
The fashion subscription service has now raised more than $27m, closing a Simon Property-backed series B round less than a year after its series A.
Razer sharpens up corporate venturing unit
The gaming hardware manufacturer is readying a corporate venturing unit that will fund startups while also offering strategic support.
FXiaoke and IDG partner on $20m fund
IDG Capital Partners and FXiaoke are teaming up for a fund that will invest in early-stage China-based sharing economy software developers.
Johnson & Johnson aims high with First Aid Shot
First Aid Shot Therapy, the developer of a range of over-the-counter treatments, has completed a $24m series C round led by Johnson & Johnson.
NatPet helps pump $25m into Siluria
National Petrochemical Industrial Company has led the natural gas-to-fuels company’s latest round, boosting its overall funding to $150m since 2008.
APX Labs gets $13m series B result
The wearable software technology took its overall funding to $29m with a round backed by GE Ventures and Salesforce Ventures.
Tasly and Taikang combine for $780m healthcare fund
The China-based corporates will invest across the healthcare industry in order to build a diversified ecosystem in the sector.