WuXi PharmaTech, Novartis, Celgene and Alexandria Real Estate have contributed to an oversubscribed series A round for immuno-oncology startup Ideaya.
Month: May 2016
ChargePoint plugs into $50m
The electric vehicle charging network boosted its overall funding to more than $160m in a round backed by strategic partner Constellation Energy.
Salesforce to exit as Adobe catches Livefyre
Livefyre, the content curation platform that had raised $66m from backers including Salesforce and Adobe, has been acquired by the latter for an undisclosed sum.
Levyx processes $5.4m for series A round
Sumavision was among the investors in a series A round that the data processing company will put toward product development, sales and marketing.
EclecticIQ smartens up with $6.4m
The cyberthreat intelligence platform took its overall funding to $7.3m in a round featuring telecom network KPN’s corporate venturing unit.
GotIt gets $9m answer from investors
The on-demand knowledge app and Intel Education accelerator graduate has revealed $9m of funding across a Fosun-backed seed round and series A round.
Investors set aside $5.6m for Savedo
XAnge and WeltN24 both took part in a series A round for Savedo, which enables users to deposit money in foreign savings accounts.
7-Ventures enters limbo after founders leave
The future of 7-Eleven’s corporate venturing unit is unclear, with its co-founders both leaving in the past few months.
Vimeo subscribes to VHX acquisition
Comcast, William Morris Endeavor and Bedrocket Media Ventures have exited video distribution platform VHX through an acquisition by video streaming service Vimeo.
Leo stars in Chehejia’s $120m funding round
Leo Group has committed $54m to a funding round for electric vehicle producer Chehejia in return for an 11.75% stake in the company.
MobiKwik picks up pace with $50m series C
GMO and MediaTek co-led a round that took the total raised by the mobile payment service, which is also backed by Cisco and American Express, to about $80m.
Care systems add to Heritage for $220m fund
Healthcare-focused venture capital firm Heritage Group has closed $220m for its latest Healthcare Innovation Fund, having received investments from 15 care systems.
Norman replaces Steel at Syngenta
A managing director at the unit since mid-2009, Norman was selected for the GCV Rising Stars 2016 awards.