Renren, which invested $10m in FiscalNote a year ago, has returned for another $10m round for the government data analytics platform.
Month: February 2016
Cisco helps eSentire secure $19.5m
Cisco Investments returned to back cybersecurity company eSentire, after taking part in a $12.7m round in 2014.
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AXA takes $83m trip to Africa Internet
The insurance firm has taken an 8% stake in Africa Internet Group as part of a strategic partnership, joining existing investors Rocket Internet, MTN and Millicon.
Pencil + Pixel draws Norwest for series A
Norwest Venture Partners led an $8m series A round for the visual design services startup, which is also backed by GV.
Mersana inks partnership with Takeda
US-based pharmaceutical company Mersana Therapeutics has signed a strategic partnership agreement with its Japan-based peer Takeda Pharmaceutical that is potentially worth more than $800m. Mersana will secure an upfront payment of $40m and another $20m once an investigational new drug application has been granted for the company’s lead drug candidate, XMT-1522, in the US. Takeda… Continue reading Mersana inks partnership with Takeda
Lamudi homes in on $31m
Tengelmann, Asia Pacific Internet Group and Holtzbrinck Ventures have all returned for the realty portal’s $31.4m series C round, after investing in its $18m series B.
Intel alumni jump ship for $100m Luma fund
Sumeet Jain and Carey Lai have left Intel Capital and will act as general partners for Luma Capital Partners, a $100m fund formed by advisory firm Luma Partners.
RWE to transmit $145m to new fund
The Germany-based power supplier is also set to invest $15m in an as yet undisclosed green technologies fund.
Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 1-5 February 2016
US-based cybersecurity startup Lexumo completed a $4.9m seed round on Tuesday funded by research and development company Draper Laboratory, Accomplice and .406 Ventures. The capital will be used to build Lexumo’s ales and marketing teams, and develop and commercialise its platform, which continuously searches and indexes software to identify security vulnerabilities. Venture capital firm Arch… Continue reading Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 1-5 February 2016
Cordlife invests $6m in strategic partner CRC
Stem cell technology company CellResearch Corporation has been a strategic partner of Cordlife Group since 2010.
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Kaizen interfaces with corporates for $8m
Yahoo Japan, NTT Docomo, Credit Saison and Colopl joined existing investors Gree, GMO and Fidelity International to fund Japan-based Kaizen’s series B round.
Startups find out how to get to Sesame Street
Sesame Workshop, the producer of TV show Sesame Street, has set up an investment arm and created a $10m first fund with the support of Collaborative Fund.