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Month: December 2015
At the knowledge frontier
As I prepared my 2016 predictions column, I found myself thinking about remarkable new technologies I learned about this year and decided to focus on how “frontier tech” industries are poised to change our lives. Frontier tech is a catchy name for the emerging wave of industries, or reinvention of industries, made possible by the… Continue reading At the knowledge frontier
Lingvist interprets Smartcap funding
The EU is a cultural and linguistic melting pot made up of 28 countries with even more traditions and languages. Officially, only 24 languages are recognised for the purpose of diplomatic exchanges, excluding minority languages such as Welsh, Luxembourgish and Catalan, as these people also speak a language already recognised – in the aforementioned cases,… Continue reading Lingvist interprets Smartcap funding
Powering up innovation
Andrew Gaule talks to Neil Pennington, director of UK innovation at RWE Npower.
Material witness
Six things I learned from the Advanced Materials Society conference in London last month.
Seven trends that transformed 2015
The unicorns Perhaps no greater theme has been on the minds of those in the venture capital sector than the proliferation of unicorns – venture-backed private companies securing valuations of more than $1bn – which now stand at about 140 at the time of writing, nearly double the number in 2014, based on the separate… Continue reading Seven trends that transformed 2015
Clearside Biomedical edges to $20m
Santen Pharmaceuticals-backed Clearside, which has raised $48m altogether, is developing a range of treatments for blinding eye diseases.
WeChat reveals $3.5m seed fund
The fund, set up by Tencent and Naspers’ joint instant messaging venture, WeChat South Africa, will invest in Africa-based mobile startups.
Allocadia succesfully campaigns for $16.5m series B
Canada-based marketing tool provider Allocadia received $16.5m yesterday in a series B round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), the private equity affiliate of trading and technology company Susquehanna International Group. Altos Ventures, iNovia Capital, Illuminate Ventures, Beehive Holdings, and angel investors Don Mattrick and Norm Francis also participated in the round. Founded in 2010,… Continue reading Allocadia succesfully campaigns for $16.5m series B
Ascletis expands series B to $55m
Goldman Sachs has contributed a $20m extension to a Tasly Pharmaceuticals-backed round that achieved a first close at $35m in September.
Peloton reaches next stage of funding cycle
The on-demand fitness company, reportedly backed by Grace Beauty at series A stage, has raised $120m in total, after securing $75m from private equity firm L Catterton.
Avalanche slides into $25m series E
The company has secured $25.3m for the round so far, the first capital it has raised since its $35m Qualcomm and Rogers Communications-backed series D in 2013.
Patient management platform Evariant raises $42m
Salesforce-backed Evariant has raised almost $70m in total and will use the Goldman Sachs-led series C round to drive recruitment.
Stradigi digs incubator out of stealth
Digital development business Stradigi’s incubator, Stradigi Ventures, is seeking out startups operating in the media and technology spaces.