Novartis has joined Shinsei Corporate Investment, Seventure Partners, INCJ and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital in a $13.2m round for the cancer drug developer.
Month: July 2017
Zaozuo zigzags to $20m series B
Bertelsmann Asia Investments led the online furniture brand’s series B round as an existing investor, having reportedly backed the company’s $15m series A.
Axonics acts quickly to close series C
Axonics Modulation Technologies has added more than $20m to a Legend Capital-backed series C round that took the company’s total funding past the $100m mark.
MyRepublic begins journey to IPO
Sinar Mas and Dian Swastatika Sentosa-backed internet service provider MyRepublic is targeting the end of 2018 for an initial public offering, its CEO has said.
Alibaba chases down Ofo for $700m series E
Alibaba has joined bike sharing platform Ofo’s investor base, co-leading a $700m round with Hony Capital and Citic Private Equity that included Didi Chuxing.
Babyscripts signs up investors for $5.7m round
The obstetrics care platform developer has received new funding in a round featuring Chemo Group and corporate venturing unit Aurora Health Care Ventures.
Make.TV sources $8.5m
Make.TV, the US-based creator of an acquisition and management platform for live online video, has secured $8.5m in funding from investors including Microsoft Ventures, software provider Microsoft’s corporate venturing unit. Venture capital firm Voyager Capital led the round, which included Wellen+Nöthen Ventures, a subsidiary of media company Qvest Media, as well as Vulcan Capital, Arnold… Continue reading Make.TV sources $8.5m
Indi Molecular meets Merck for series A
Merck unit M Ventures co-led an $11.5m round for the antibody replacement technology developer with corporate-sponsored firm Legend Capital.
Unchained Labs links to Novo in $13m round
Existing investor Novo Ventures contributed to a series C round announced alongside Unchained Labs’ acquisition of protein measurement device maker Trinean.
Mirexus flexes muscles to raise $12m
Asahi Kasei-backed biomaterials producer Mirexus will use the funding, supplied by investors including Goddard Enterprises subsidiary GEL Tech, to support a new production facility.
Headspace clears $36m
The meditation and mindfulness platform has added capital from a Spectrum Equity-led round to $40m from investors including WME, Chernin Group and Broadway Video.
Roche eats up MySugr
The pharmaceutical company has bought diabetes management platform MySugr for an undisclosed sum, two years after its corporate venturing unit backed a $4.8m seed round.
Super League Gaming wins $15m
Nickelodeon, DMG Entertainment, Cali Group and Axiomatic took part in a series C round that lifted the eSports promoter’s overall equity funding to $26m.
InfoScout gets on Market Track in acquisition deal
Dunnhumby Ventures has exited consumer analytics provider InfoScout in a cash and stock purchase by business intelligence company Market Track.