Robert Bosch’s corporate venturing unit recently launched a $170m third fund, and China and agribusiness startups are on the menu, according to managing director Ingo Ramesohl.
Month: June 2016
SI-Bone connects to $20m
Novo-backed SI-Bone has added $20m to its coffers in a funding round led by Arboretum Ventures that featured all its major existing shareholders.
Mersana flexes for $33m
Takeda, which formed a strategic partnership agreement with Mersana in February, has taken part in a series C round to help the company expand its Fleximer platform.
Hepalink to invest $60m in TPG Biotech fund
Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical is set to inject capital into TPG Biotechnology Partners V, which focuses on the biomedical and life science sectors.
Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 13-17 June 2016
Investment firm Fontanalis Partners invested an undisclosed amount yesterday in Elementum, a US-based spinout of supply chain services provider of Flextronics that has built a cloud platform for supply chain services. Elementum had raised $61m from Flextronics and venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners as of February 2014 before adding an undisclosed sum from Aaron… Continue reading Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 13-17 June 2016
Aliad reveals four CVC investments
Air Liquide’s corporate venturing unit has invested in Carmat, Poly-Shape and Solidia Technologies so far in 2016, as well as Inpria.
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Sapho puts $9.5m in its safe
The micro app development platform has completed an early-stage round featuring existing investor Bloomberg Beta.
Anatwine ties up $12m in funding
Existing shareholder Zalando increased its stake in the fashion e-commerce network, contributing an undisclosed amount to its latest funding round.
AMS hits the gas on CMOS Sensors acquisition
Marshall Group is set to exit gas sensor technology producer CMOS after the agreement of an acquisition by AMS.
Beibei wakes up with $100m
The IDG Capital-backed baby and infant product marketplace has closed its second $100m round in under 18 months, again at a $1bn valuation.
Collective Media assembles $34m in investment
The adtech company, backed by Cox Media and Samsung, has increased its total funding by $34m to support further development of its enterprise advertising hub.
Blade helps itself to $45m slice
Johns Hopkins University spinout Blade Therapeutics has attracted $45m in commitments from investors including Pfizer, Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Phoenix rises with $60m partnership
Phoenix Group has partnered Arkin Holdings to establish a strategic collaboration that will focus on pharmaceutical and biotechnology investments.