Tute Genomics, a bioinformatics software developer backed by Tencent, Intermountain Healthcare and Wilmington Pharmatech, has been bought for an undisclosed sum.
Month: October 2016
Jones Lang LaSalle houses Indian property technology fund
JLL India Real Estate Technology Ventures plans to invest in up to 15 real estate technology developers over the next 18 months, the first of which is interior design platform Foyr.
Nguyen goes to market for IDG Ventures
Baochi Nguyen, previously an interim vice-president of marketing for Simply Hired and Krux Digital, has taken the position full time at IDG Ventures.
Coleman leaves Microsoft for VC Ignition
Scott Coleman has left Microsoft’s Startup Growth Partners to join venture capital firm Ignition partners as business development partner.
Proofpoint adds FireLayers in $55m purchase
Proofpoint has agreed to purchase cybersecurity software developer FireLayers in a $55m deal, a year after it closed an Akamai-backed funding round.
Google gains Eyefluence as corporates exit
The purchase of eye-tracking technology developer Eyefluence for an undisclosed amount has provided an exit to backers including Motorola, Intel and Naver.
LeadCold heats up with $18m Essel investment
Essel Group Middle East has provided $18m of funding to LeadCold, which is looking to secure a license to build its small nuclear reactor systems in Canada.
Hydra heads to Mio Global for $15m series B
Mio, a developer of wearable heart rate trackers, has raised $15m in a round led by Hydra Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of Adidas.
Corporate Venture in Brasil: Day One
Brazil’s innovation capital ecosystem is developing at a rapid pace.
JD Finance helps Microseer fulfil $30m vision
Human resources outsourcing specialist Microseer has followed an IDG Capital-backed series A round with a $30m round led by JD.com’s financial services spinout.
Paxata packs $33.5m into series D round
Intel Capital led a round that included fellow corporate venturing units Microsoft Ventures, Cisco Investments and Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners.
Intel Capital puts $38m into 12 startups
Intel’s corporate venturing unit has led rounds for Paxata, InContext Solutions, Kinduct Technologies and K4Connect as part of the deal spree.
BOE gets on Moov in $12m round
Wearable fitness device developer Moov has added BOE Technology Group to an investor base already containing the Alibaba and Foxconn-backed Taofu Chegnzhen.
Contorion manufactures series B round
The eight-digit euro round featured an investment by the corporate venture capital arm of metals distributor Kloeckner & Co.