YJ Capital, San-In Chuo Television Broadcasting and Tanabe Corporation were among the investors in a round that almost doubled the app developer’s total funding.
Month: August 2017
Druva uncovers $80m
Riverwood Capital led the NTT-backed data management and protection platform’s latest round, which increased its total funding to almost $200m since 2008.
Hyper Anna accelerates to series A round
Hyper Anna, the developer of a natural language business analysis platform, has secured $12.7m in a round featuring investment vehicles for customers IAG and Westpac.
New York Shipping Exchange boxes up series A
Shipping firms Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM joined GE Ventures and Goldman Sachs to add $4.5m to the freight contract platform’s series A round, which now stands at $13m.
Sight Plus goes Autohome to raise $15m
Automotive information portal Autohome has led the augmented reality startup’s series A round and plans to begin using its technology to help users test cars.
PayTabs slots in $20m
The Saudi Aramco-backed online payment processor has raised $20m from unnamed investors that will fund a geographical expansion drive.
Kuppam’s Epsilon anticipates $350m close
Epsilon Venture Partners, the fund formed by Sudheer Kuppam when he left Intel Capital in 2015, has reached a first close and is targeting a $350m final close in 2018.
Dell gets Redis in $44m series D
Database software producer Redis Labs took its overall funding to $86m in a Goldman Sachs-led series D round that included Dell Technologies Capital.
Samsung reaches new LVL
LVL Technologies, the developer of a sensor that can track hydration as part of a wearable device, has raised $6.75m in a Samsung-led round that included Maxim Ventures.
Breadwallet stores $7m
Credit Saison and OKWave are among the investors that contributed to a round announced as the bitcoin wallet developer opened its Swiss head office.
CEFC fattens up Thinxtra’s series B
The Rakon-backed internet-of-things deployment company has received a $7.9m commitment from Clean Energy Finance Corporation for its latest round.
Utilities help Kingo crown $8m series B
Energy providers Engie and EPM have participated in the off-grid solar energy platform’s latest round, taking the company’s overall funding to $19m.
BioTime runs out AgeX with $10m
BioTime has contributed to a $10m round for AgeX, an age-related disease treatment developer it has spun out that is now valued at $68m.
Smarsh captures Cognia in acquisition deal
The phone-based audio archiving software provider has been acquired for an undisclosed amount, allowing Swisscom Ventures and Vodafone Ventures to exit.