Mobile cybersecurity software developer Appthority has welcomed back Blue Coat Systems for a $7m series B extension to the $10m tranche it raised in late 2015.
Month: July 2016
Bay Dynamics shores up funding with $23m
The series B round featured corporate venturing unit Comcast Ventures, which led the cybersecurity software provider’s $8m in series A funding in 2014.
Intel helps True Fit tailor $25m series B
Intel Capital took part in a funding round for True Fit, 18 months after the retail software developer attracted $15m from investors including Novel Group.
Yatra to go public in reverse merger
The India-based online travel booking platform, which had raised $125m from backers including Intel, IDG and Network18, will merge with a US-based special purpose vehicle.
Kyron targets $3m for bridge fund
ANSR Consulting’s Kyron accelerator plans to raise the cash by September in order to invest in startups between angel and series A stage.
Flashpoint triggers $10m series B
Cisco and Bloomberg were among the returning investors that tripled business intelligence supplier Flashpoint’s overall funding.
RedKix cashes $17m of green
The workplace collaboration platform, which fits on top of email, has launched in closed beta and raised $17m from backers including Salesforce Ventures.
Disney Accelerator draws up 2016 cohort
Disney Accelerator has selected nine startups, including several Disney portfolio companies, and one internal project to participate in this year’s program.
Total blows into United Wind
Total’s corporate venturing unit has invested an undisclosed sum in distributed wind energy company United Wind, four months after Statoil provided $3m in series B funding.
PayJoy celebrates $18m in funding
The round, made up of $8.5m in series A capital, $4m of venture debt and $5.7m in private financing, featured corporate venturing fund Orange Digital Ventures.
Sapience evolves to series A stage with $22.5m
Celgene has backed a funding round for oncology treatment developer Sapience Therapeutics that also included corporate-backed technology advisory firm TaiAn Technologies.
Protagonist to perform flotation in $75m IPO
Corporates Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly and Pharmstandard jointly hold more than 45% of the IBD drug developer, which has raised $67m since 2006.
Beenos records investment in Paynamics
The online payment platform, founded in 2010, has raised its first external funding, securing an undisclosed amount from e-commerce company Beenos.
Zymeworks hooks up with Celgene for funding
Celgene has contributed an undisclosed amount to the $24m in funding Zymeworks just raised, as part of a collaboration and licensing partnership.