Konica Minolta, Flextronics and NTT Docomo-backed security robot manufacturer Knightscope has secured more than $15.9m in a mini-IPO that has a $20m target.
Month: September 2017
Qingting tunes in to $151m series E
Youku Tudou-backed online radio platform Qingting has secured $151m in a series E round provided by a group of unnamed investors.
Alibaba packs almost $800m into Cainiao
The e-commerce firm is set to invest $798m in logistics platform Cainiao, taking its stake from 47% to 51% and valuing it at approximately $20bn.
Comcast helps deliver $20m for Mealpal
Existing investor Comcast Ventures returned to lead a series A round that increased the lunch subscription service’s funding this year to $35m.
Deep Genomics finds $13m in series A
Khosla Ventures led the genetic medicine developer’s series A round, which comes after a 2015 seed round featuring Bloomberg Beta.
Koho cops $8m from Power Financial
Power Financial, which originally invested in mobile financial services platform Koho last year, has added $8m in funding through its Portag3 Ventures unit.
Motion AI reaches HubSpot in acquisition deal
HubSpot has paid an undisclosed sum to acquire Crush Management-backed intelligent chatbot developer Motion AI.
Edesa edges to series A for $7m
Pharmascience subsidiary Pendopharm has participated in Edesa Biotech’s series A round as part of a licensing agreement.
ClearMetal unboxes $9m in series A round
DCLI and corporate venturing units PSA Unboxed and SAP.io were among the participants in logistics optimisation startup ClearMetal’s series A.
DispatchHealth gets Acute investment
Acute Care Solutions has participated in a $30.8m round for home care access platform DispatchHealth that was co-led by Questa Capital and Alta Partners.
Rimac takes a $35m ride on Camel
Battery producer Camel Group has supplied $35.3m in funding for electric vehicle technology developer Rimac Automobili, which also counts China Dynamics as a backer.
Comcast storms Bastille in $27m series B
Bastille Networks, which locates and provides security against radio-borne threats, has now raised $40m altogether and is reportedly valued at $100m.
SAP gets Gigya in $350m acquisition
Intel, Advance Publications and Adobe are all set to exit customer management software provider Gigya, which had raised more than $100m in funding.
Le Collectionist indulges in $10m
France-based luxury holiday rental platform Le Collectionist has raised $10m in a series B round led by diversified holding group Artémis’ investment fund, Red River West, according to La Tribune. Xange and Partech Ventures also took part in the series B round, having previously contributed to the company’s €2m ($2.4m) series A in 2015. Red… Continue reading Le Collectionist indulges in $10m