Huajiao Live Video, a mobile livestreaming app incubated by Qihoo 360, has received $14m from Tian Ge Interactive as part of a strategic partnership.
Month: May 2017
LeFull houses series A funds
Fosun Property has participated in a series A round for youth housing network LeFull, which raised an undisclosed eight-figure RMB amount.
Novartis and Hikma come to Lemonaid for $11m round
Novartis Venture Fund and Hikma Ventures have co-led a series A round for online prescription management platform Lemonaid Health, taking its total funding to near $20m.
LedgerX books in series B funding
Miami International Holdings co-led an $11.4m round for Ledger Holdings, which is awaiting regulatory approval for its bitcoin options exchange LedgerX.
FullStory continues with $15m series B
GV led a round that included Salesforce Ventures, increasing the total raised by the customer engagement analytics platform to more than $25m.
R3 raids banks for $107m
Intel, Ping An and Temasek have joined more than 40 financial services firms to provide series A funding for the blockchain fintech consortium.
99 picks up SoftBank for $100m fare
SoftBank, already an investor in Didi Chuxing and Ola, has added $100m to more than $100m raised by 99 in January this year.
Peloton tones up with $325m
Peloton, whose home fitness service combines a high-grade exercise bike with software, has closed a series E round that added Comcast NBCUniversal to its investors.
Alibaba to elevate Ele.me in $1bn round
Alibaba and Ant Financial, which invested $1.25bn in the food delivery service in April 2016, are reportedly set to lead a round that will value it at up to $6bn.
CornerJob gathers series C resources
Randstad and media corporates such as Groupe TF1 and Les Echos have taken part in a $19m round for CornerJob, some in the form of media-for-equity deals.
Fastly mobilises investors for $50m series E
US-based content delivery network operator Fastly closed a $50m series E round on Tuesday that featured O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV), the investment arm of media company O’Reilly Media. The round was led by growth equity firm Sorenson Capital, with further participation from Sapphire Ventures, the venture capital firm spun out of enterprise software provider SAP,… Continue reading Fastly mobilises investors for $50m series E
Symic Bio signs on corporates for series B
Lilly Ventures and Mitsui Global Investment reinvested in a $30m round for Symic that will support a phase 3 trial for a compound intended to improve vein graft surgery.
Sodexo joins Eat Club in $30m series C
The virtual cafeteria has now raised more than $46m altogether and will use the money to expand from its existing Californian markets into New York City.
Comcast books another Away day
Comcast Ventures joined three more returning investors for a $20m series B round that will support the luggage e-commerce player’s expansion into media and live stores.