The Alexa Prize will seek to find university students developing artificial intelligence technology for Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant.
Month: October 2016
Clearpath reaches corporates for $30m
GE Ventures and Caterpillar Ventures have taken part in a round that will enable the driverless car technology provider to expand its industrial vehicle activities.
TVPlayer visits A+E for $6.4m
A+E Networks has led a round for the subscription-based streaming service, which raised the funding as it spun out of parent company Simplestream.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company adds investment to Stripe
Stripe, valued at $5bn as of a Visa and Amex-backed round last year, has received an undisclosed amount from Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company as it launches in Japan.
Grana targets $10m in Alibaba-backed round
E-commerce firm Alibaba is leading a $10m series A round set to be closed by online fashion retailer Grana as part of three investments it made in Hong Kong startups last week. Alibaba’s Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund was joined in the round by venture capital firms and existing backers Golden Gate Ventures and MindWorks Ventures.… Continue reading Grana targets $10m in Alibaba-backed round
Money Forward puts $11m in its account
Isetan Mitsukoshi and a host of banks contributed to the finance management software provider’s latest round, taking its overall funding to nearly $48m.
Enable Injections gets $30m funding influx
US-based drug injector developer Enable Injections closed a $30m series A round today led by venture capital fund ORI Healthcare Fund that included healthcare provider Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. The round also featured public-private seed fund CincyTech, Ohio non-profit organisation CintriFuse and Ohio Innovation Fund, the $35m joint venture formed by Ohio State University and Ohio… Continue reading Enable Injections gets $30m funding influx
GV gets to Aspire in $32m round
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association-backed home palliative care provider Aspire Health has now raised more than $57m altogether, after completing a GV-led funding round.
Continental picks up Daimler-backed Zonar
Continental is boosting its fleet management capabilities by buying an 81% share of Zonar, while Daimler will retain its stake following a $50m investment last year.
NTT drives Druva’s $51m series E
Cloud data protection software provider Druva has taken its total funding to $118m with a round featuring NTT’s financial services arm.
TripAdvisor feeds series B funding to Eatigo
Off-peak restaurant table booking service Eatigo has now raised $15.5m in total after securing capital from TripAdvisor subsidiary TheFork.
CommerzVentures lends help for Iwoca series C
Commerzbank’s venture capital unit made its second investment in online lender Iwoca as part of a $26.8m series C round.
Ilkos stretches out with $21m
Lower limb ulcer treatment developer Ilkos Therapeutics has been set up with $21m in capital from investors including strategic partner Servier.
Tout promotes $26m series C
WWE has returned to back a $26m series C round for online video technology provider Tout, which will use the money to continue its path towards profitability.