SoftBank, Didi Chuxing and Dragoneer have formed a special purpose vehicle that could buy up to $10bn in primary and secondary shares in the ride hailing platform.
Month: September 2017
Nasuni files $38m under series F
Nasuni, the Dell-backed developer of a cloud-based platform for the management of unstructured data, has secured $38m, boosting its total funding to about $120m.
Magic Leap funding to surge by $500m
Magic Leap, which closed a $794m Alibaba-led round in 2016, could be in line for more than $500m in a round featuring Singapore state-owned investment firm Temasek.
Agrible taps into series B funding
Farming data provider Agrible has reached a $9.7m first close of a $15.7m series B round featuring existing investors The Andersons and Archer Daniels Midland.
Cheetah Medical gets its claws on series C cash
The blood flow monitoring device developer has secured $11.8m in a round featuring existing investors Robert Bosch and Fletcher Spaght.
MDS makes new investment in MatahariMall
The retailer has provided $15.9m for the e-commerce platform, boosting its overall investment in the company to almost $42m.
Sophia Genetics sources $30m
The Swisscom-backed genomic testing platform has now raised more than $60m, having closed a series D round led by Balderton Capital.
Tonbo Imaging clears way to $17m series B
The imaging and sensor system developer has secured new funding in a WRV-led round that featured Qualcomm Ventures.
Rani Therapeutics absorbs $39m
The oral drug technology developer, which is backed by corporates including Alphabet, Novartis and AstraZeneca, has now raised $100m in total.
Goldman Sachs says hello to Neyber
The investment banking firm has provided $133m in debt and equity financing for Neyber, which offers loans that are paid back directly through borrowers’ salaries.
Comcast Ventures: Strong brand names and fandom
Sam Landman, managing partner at Comcast Ventures (pictured), spoke to Kaloyan Andonov about how emerging media companies manage to stand out in world of fierce competition and free distribution on a global scale
Madasamy moves from Qualcomm to $50m fund
Karthee Madasamy, formerly head of Qualcomm Ventures’ India fund, is set to shortly launch a new venture fund with $40m to $50m in capital.
Telus Ventures: Smart capital deployment
Richard Osborn, managing director of Telus Ventures (pictured), spoke to Kaloyan Andonov about the evolution of the venturing fund under his management, its interest in healthcare as well as the most exciting trends in telecoms
Lesara models $40m series C
Vorwerk-backed fashion e-commerce platform Lesara has raised capital from a consortium of unnamed backers in the US and the UK to drive international expansion.