Alibaba led a $793.5m round for the augmented reality company that closed at a $4.5bn valuation with help from Google, Qualcomm, Warner Bros and Legendary Entertainment.
Month: February 2016
Global Brain provides funding for one Eyeota
Advertising data technology developer Eyeota took its funding to $10m altogether with a $7m series A led by Global Brain.
Next Games levels up with $10m
The mobile game developer has received $10m in a series B round that featured AMC, Lionsgate, IDG Ventures and IDG Capital, taking its overall funding to $18m.
GCV Symposium 2016
Sixth annual gathering of 400+ corporate venturers in London.
SolidEnergy powers up $12m series B
SAIC Motor, Applied Materials and an undisclosed automotive manufacturer combined for a round that followed the battery developer’s $6.7m round last year.
LearnSprout shoots to Apple
The educational data analytics platform developer had raised almost $5m across two early-stage rounds from investors including Samsung Ventures.
Tencent fuels Discord for $20m round
Gaming voice app producer Discord, formerly game developer Hammer & Chisel, has raised $20m from investors including existing backer Tencent.
AveXis straightens out terms for $89m IPO
Roche-backed AveXis, the developer of a spinal muscular atrophy treatment, intends to issue 4.25 million shares priced between $19 and $21.
NewVoiceMedia welcomes old investors for $30m series F
Salesforce has returned to lead a series F round for the customer communications platform, bringing its overall funding to more than $140m.
Medicxi searches Index for corporate backers of $230m fund
Index Ventures spinout Medicxi Ventures has launched with a $230m first fund backed by GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson.
Roku tunes in to $45.5m
The Hearst, BSkyB and News Corp-backed streaming device manufacturer has boosted its total funding to some $200m, a year after reportedly considering an IPO.
Showtime for Atom Tickets as it raises $50m
The mobile ticketing app has attracted Walt Disney, 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate for a series B round ahead of a rollout across the US later this year.
StatMuse successfully shoots for $10m
United Talent Agency and content partner Walt Disney Company have taken part in a $10m round for sports statistics platform StatMuse.
Savari connects to corporates for $8m
Delta Electronics, Shanghai motors and an undisclosed additional strategic investor have supplied series A capital for connected car safety technology company Savari.