Recruitment firm Kelly Services has established a $10m fund with its Asia Pacific partner Temp Holdings, aimed at Indian startups in the human resources sector.
Month: August 2016
Profoundis gets FullContact acquisition
FullContact has acquired Profoundis, a graduate of Microsoft Accelerator, for an undisclosed sum in a move to defend itself against soon-to-be Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.
FirstCry looks to feed growth in $75m round
The IDG-backed maternity, baby and childcare product retailer aims to raise between $50m and $75m in a round that could include part-exits for investors.
Interview: Marcos Battisti joins C5
Marcos Battisti, who used to oversee Intel Capital’s Western Europe and Israel activity, is joining VC firm C5 Capital as it looks to raise a $150m cloud computing fund.
Samsung helps breathe $4.5m into Bitfinder
Kakao-backed air quality monitor developer Bitfinder has closed a series A round, after previously raising $2.2m from investors including Kakao.
NACS helps put up $4m for RedShelf
Digital textbook provider RedShelf has secured series B funding in a round backed by existing investor National Association of College Stores.
Dushe books Bertelsmann for series A round
Chinese film commentary track producer Dushe has received an undisclosed sum, thought to be up to $11m, from a consortium led by Bertelsmann Asia Investments.
Cliqz picks up funding from Mozilla
Mozilla has provided an undisclosed amount for strategic partner Cliqz, a search engine technology developer majority owned by Hubert Burda Media.
IDG leans into $10m Tempered Networks round
IDG Ventures, which invested in the cybersecurity company’s $15m series A round last year, has returned to contribute to $10m of new funding.
Singlera arranges $20m series A
Genetic testing technology producer Singlera Genomics has attracted $20m in a series A round led by a subsidiary of Eli Lilly.
Coda takes in $2m
GMO reinvested in the online payment platform, also backed by Rakuten and CyberAgent in the past, as part of a series A-2 round that lifted its total funding to $5.2m.
Investors pay in $47.5m for LendUp
The GV-backed round was closed at a reported $500m valuation, and brings the online lender’s total debt and equity financing to just short of $260m.
Quanergy maps out $90m series B
The 3D sensor developer raised the funding at a valuation north of $1bn, with contributions from Sensata Technologies, Delphi Automotive and existing backer Samsung.
Social networking app developer Migme raises $7.6m
Existing investors Foxconn and Meitu were part of the round, as was MNC, as the Australia-listed company took its 2016 equity funding to almost $13m.