Alibaba led the round as part of a deal that will give it access to NVXL’s computing acceleration platform.
Month: November 2017
Boku carries itself to London for IPO
Boku, the US-based commerce platform developer backed by telecommunications company Telefónica, aims to raise up to £45m ($59.4m) in an initial public offering in the UK next week, TechCrunch has reported. Boku has built a mobile commerce platform that incorporates features such as mobile bill-based payment for apps, mobile authentication and mobile checkout for mobile… Continue reading Boku carries itself to London for IPO
LFF enters Spire’s series C orbit
Qihoo 360 and Mitsui-backed nanosatellite provider Spire has raised an undisclosed amount from Luxembourg Future Fund on its way to a $70m close.
Aster attracts $282m in capital
The Alstom, Solvay and Schneider Electric-sponsored venture firm has closed new financing, bringing the total under its management to about $590m.
Active.ai chats up CreditEase for series A
The chatbot developer has secured $8.3m in a series A round that included CreditEase, less than a year after closing $3m in funding.
Yixin yanks $867m from Hong Kong IPO
BitAuto’s e-commerce and financing spinout, which counts Tencent, Baidu and JD.com as investors, floated at the top of its range.
Corporates commit to Happily Unmarried
Wipro Consumer Care and Info Edge have made separate investments totalling approximately $8.4m in consumer product maker Happily Unmarried.
UnitedMasters records $70m investment
UnitedMasters has emerged from stealth, revealing $70m in funding from investors including Alphabet and 20th Century Fox.
UBtech uses Tencent for $400m series C
Tencent is expected to lead a $400m funding round for UBTech that will reportedly value the family-friendly robot maker at $4bn.
TrueAccord collects $22m
The debt collection platform has completed a series B round featuring insurer Assurant that will fund product development and client acquisition.
We Doctor prescribes series A cash for Halove
Senior-focused hardware and software developer Halove Technology has raised $31.7m in a round featuring We Doctor Group.
Bokecc beckons investors to series C
The cloud video hosting platform has raised $31.4m, six years after closing a Steamboat Ventures-led series B round.
LeanTaas lands $26m in series B funding
Sedgwick Claims Management Services-backed LeanTaas has secured $26m to continue development of its healthcare management platform.
EBR Systems keeps pace to raise $50m
The wireless pacemaker developer secured $50m in an Ascension Ventures-backed round that took its total funding past the $150m mark.