US Cellular and existing investor Verizon have participated in a series C round for the mobile marketing company that was led by North Atlantic Capital.
Month: July 2016
CommonBond concludes academic year with $30m
Nelnet-backed CommonBond has attracted $30m in series C equity, secured $300m in debt financing and acquired student loan management platform Gradible.
Jounce jumps on $36m as part of $2.5bn collaboration deal
Celgene has inked a strategic collaboration agreement with Jounce consisting of $36m in equity, $225m in upfront payment and up to $2.3bn in milestone payments.
Doppler Labs tunes into $24m
Chernin Group has returned to lead the follow-on to a series B round it had already invested in, along with WME, Live Nation and Universal Music, bringing Doppler’s total funding to $50m.
Skycure treats itself to $16.5m
Existing backer New York Life came back for the mobile threat defence platform’s series B round, which took its overall funding to $27.5m since 2012.
Hualian provides special effect as FXiaoke raises $70m
The retail group has formed a strategic collaboration agreement with office management technology provider FXiaoke as part of the series E+ round.
Sprinklr reaches $1.8bn valuation in $105m round
The Intel-backed social media management company took its overall funding to $239m in a round that featured new investors Temasek, EDBI and Wellington Management.
Gaceta joins Synchrony Financial
Mel Gaceta (pictured from LinkedIn) last month joined US-based consumer finance company Synchrony Financial as managing director for strategic investments. Gaceta previously spent nearly three years sourcing strategic investments and business development at US Cellular, having earlier worked for nine years at corporate venturing unit Motorola Solutions Venture Capital. His board observer role at Kiip… Continue reading Gaceta joins Synchrony Financial
Brazil sees Algar and Porto Seguro launch funds
A survey found a 16 percentage point rise in the number of Brazilian corporations investing in startups.
Corporate venture changeover in healthcare
Pfizer has leapt to the top of the most active corporate venturing investors in US healthcare deals for the first half of 2016, as Novartis falls out of the top 10.
Postmates greets GV-backed Hey
Postmates has acqui-hired mobile app developer Hey for an undisclosed sum, giving an exit to GV, the unit formerly known as Google Ventures.
Nokia helps Lifesum add $10m of funding
Nokia Growth Partners joined existing backer Bauer Media to contribute to a series B round which will help the health tracking app developer expand in the US.
Line has funded nine through Collaborative Fund partnership
Collab+Line, the startup funding initiative launched by messaging platform Line and VC firm Collaborative Fund, has backed nine startups including YouNow and Zendrive.
Lookup finds NowFloats for acquisition
The deal provided an exit to Lookup shareholders including DeNA and MKS, and the startup will continue to develop its local retail-focused messaging platform post-acquisition.