Entera Bio, a large-molecule drug spinout of DNA Biomedical Solutions, intends to raise up to $50m when it goes public.
Month: November 2017
Scoop hauls in $31m
The BMW and Workday-backed carpooling platform has revealed two funding rounds that raised a total of $31m between them.
PPdai fails to pop in $221m IPO
The China-based, SIG-backed online lender floated below its range in the US and is currently hovering just above the IPO price.
EclecticIQ detects KPN for series B round
EclecticIQ, a Netherlands-based cybersecurity intelligence platform, has closed a €14m ($16.4m) series B round featuring telecommunications company KPN’s corporate venturing unit, KPN Ventures. Venture capital firm Keen Venture Partners led the round with participation from VC firm Inkef Capital. It came after KPN Ventures and Inkef provided $6.4m for EclecticIQ’s series A round in May… Continue reading EclecticIQ detects KPN for series B round
Graphcore processes $50m in series C cash
Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Dell Technologies Capital and Samsung Catalyst Fund all returned to reinvest in the machine intelligence developer.
Arcus arms itself with $107m
Immunotherapy developer Arcus Biosciences has raised series C funding from a GV-led consortium that included Celgene and Taiho.
Fortuna Fix puts together $25m series B
Amgen Ventures contributed to a series B round for Fortuna Fix, which will use the funding for clinical trials and to expand manufacturing.
Apple faces up to InVisage Technologies acquisition
Imaging technology provider InVisage has been bought by Apple for an undisclosed sum allowing Nokia, Intel and China Oceanwide to exit.
Singtel helps dole out $25m to Qubole
Singtel Innov8 has co-led a $25m round for big data technology developer Qubole, which will use the funding to expand its presence in Asia.
Matic fattens up with $7m series A
Mr Cooper, Nationwide and National General Insurance invested in the digital insurance agency as part of a round that will fund hiring and growth.
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MyMusicTaste books $11m series C
South Korea-based concert crowdsourcing platform MyMusicTaste has secured $11m in a series C round featuring telecommunications and internet group SoftBank and electronics manufacturer Samsung, TechCrunch has reported. Investment firm KTB Network led the round, which included Stonebridge, Yellow Dog, Formation 8, Bokwang Investment and Golden Gate Ventures. Samsung and Softbank contributed through subsidiaries Samsung Venture… Continue reading MyMusicTaste books $11m series C
Brazil’s awesome entrepreneurs come to the fore
There are two essential elements for any ecosystem developing its innovation capabilities – “awesome entrepreneurs” and the investors and service providers to help them develop. At the third annual Corporate Venture in Brasil conference last month, both sets were increasingly on display as the hosts, Apex-Brasil in partnership with Global Corporate Venturing and a range… Continue reading Brazil’s awesome entrepreneurs come to the fore