The saltwater electrolyte battery producer, which counts Shell, Total and Exelon as backers, has now raised about $190m in debt and equity since it was founded.
Month: April 2016
Drivy moves up a gear with $35m
Nokia co-led the car rental marketplace’s series C round, which also included Mobivia Group’s corporate venturing unit, Via-ID.
BitFlyer glides to $27m series C
Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange platform BitFlyer has raised ¥3bn ($27m) in a series C round backed by SBI Investment, the corporate venturing arm of financial services firm SBI Group, according to Nikkei. Venture Labo Investment and undisclosed addtional investors also took part in the round, which increased BitFlyer’s funding to $34.9m to date. Founded in 2014,… Continue reading BitFlyer glides to $27m series C
Celgene carries on FLX support in $50m series B
The immuno-oncology startup, formed after its Celgene-backed predecessor Flexus was bought for $1.25bn last year, has revealed $79m of financing across two rounds.
Intesa Sanpaolo joins the corporate venturing world
The banking group has launched a venture capital arm dubbed Neva Finventures with $34m in funding that is expected to be eventually boosted to $113m.
MissFresh packages $36m of series B+ funding
The fresh produce e-commerce company has added $36m to the $31m in series B funding it raised from investors including Tencent in November 2015.
Payleven and SumUp mobilise to form new company
The Europe-based mobile payment technology providers, collectively backed by Groupon, Amex, Tengelmann, BBVA and MePay, have agreed a merger deal.
TranServ processes $15m in series C round
MicroMax co-led the digital payment technology provider’s series C round, which will go to hiring, product development and the introduction of microcredit.
Augmedix charts $17m in new funding
The Google Glass-equipped medical chart technology developer increased its total funding to $40m in a round featuring five healthcare systems.
Helium goes higher with $20m series B
The smart sensor developer added GV and Munich Re to its investors in a round that took its overall funding to $36m in the past 18 months.
Global Fashion Group re-enters funding mode with $339m
Rocket Internet will invest up to $113m in Tengelmann and Access Industries-backed GFG at a valuation which has dropped two-thirds in less than a year.
Yahoo Japan to co-rule Code Republic
YJ Capital, the corporate venturing arm of Japan-based internet company Yahoo Japan, and venture capital firm East Ventures have created a new accelerator named Code Republic, Tech in Asia reported on Monday. The accelerator will be based in Tokyo, and was conceived by Ryu Hirayama, managing director of YJ Capital, and Batara Eto, co-founder of… Continue reading Yahoo Japan to co-rule Code Republic
Dalian Zeus books place in $693m Weiying round
Weiying, the owner of entertainment ticketing service Wepiao, has now raised more than $1bn in the past year, with Dailian Zeus joining Tencent and iDreakSky in a series C+ round.
Tado turns up heat with $23m series C
The smart thermostat developer, already backed by Siemens and Statkraft, has added ?ez Group to its shareholders as part of a $23m series C round.