Corporate venturing vehicles Maumee Ventures and UL Ventures were among the investors in the food tracking device maker’s series A round.
Month: October 2017
GSG gets in series C funding
Daily deals provider Global Savings Group has raised $22.4m from investors including Rocket Internet and Deutsche Telekom Venture Funds.
CrowdStrike crams in another $25m
The funding will be added to the $100m the cybersecurity technology provider raised from investors including CapitalG and Telstra in May.
Punwani takes investment director role at Takeda
Takeda Ventures has hired Jayson Punwani from Pappas Ventures as an investment director.
Arsanis seeks IPO arc
The GV-backed immunotherapy developer has filed for a $57.5m initial public offering that will come after $95m of venture financing.
Corporates help sink $40m into DeePhi
The deep learning technology developer has raised $40m in a series A+ round from a consortium including Samsung and Ant Financial.
SoFi soaks up $500m
SoftBank invested in the online lending platform through a Silver Lake-led round that reportedly valued the company at $4.3bn.
Dah Chong Hong dives into $80m fund
Dah Chong Hong will join forces with parent company Citic Pacific to form an $80m healthcare and consumer-focused vehicle dubbed Tamar Alliance Fund.
Ninebot glides to $100m round
Xiaomi-backed personal electric vehicle manufacturer Ninebot has secured new funding from investors including China Mobile Innovation Industry Fund.
SoFi spoke to Charles Schwab in acquisition talks
The brokerage was among the prospective buyers that failed to meet SoftBank and Renren-backed SoFi’s $8bn to $10bn valuation.
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Panasonic arranges eight-figure Arimo purchase
Panasonic has acquired behavioural AI technology developer Arimo, three years after its Bloomberg Beta-backed series A round.
ActionIQ scores $30m
The marketing platform has secured series B financing from a consortium including Shutterstock and will use the cash to expand its team.
Editorial: Caveat emptor for buyers of IPOs
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