Bonnier has returned to back the fertility tracking app developer’s series B round, the proceeds of which will fund international growth.
Month: November 2017
Outcome Health investment ends in court
The US Department of Justice and the SEC are investigating Outcome Health for fraud while investors including Alphabet are suing the company.
Huashenghaoche goes up a gear with $150m
Minsheng Financial Leasing has provided $150m for the online automotive marketplace, whose shareholders already include JD.com and Dongfeng Motor.
Quanterix quickens pace to IPO
The immunoassay instrument developer is targeting $57.5m in an offering that will provide exits for BioMerieux and Stratec Biomedical.
Interaxon heads to series B-1 round
The Flex-backed developer of the Muse meditation headband aid has secured $11.6m in a round that will fund the growth of its developer marketplace.
SoftBank-led group agrees 10-figure Uber investment
A consortium including SoftBank and Dragoneer have agreed an investment plan that will involve them buying upwards of $8bn of Uber shares.
Baidu lines up new fund for 2018
The internet company is to launch a fund sized at $200m or more that will target technologies such as AI, computer vision, voice identification and cybersecurity.
Toutiao touches Live.me with $50m
Bytedance, the operator of online news provider Toutiao, has agreed to provide $50m of series B financing for Live.me, a China-based video streaming platform. Live.me, which was spun out of of mobile internet company Cheetah Mobile, is a mobile platform that enables users to broadcast live video that can be overlaid with augmented reality stickers.… Continue reading Toutiao touches Live.me with $50m
Goldman Sachs sends funding to Sansan
Business contacts storage platform Sansan is set to receive $17.6m from Goldman Sachs, after raising $76m from a corporate-packed investor base.
VisitPay bills Ascension in $15m series A
US-based healthcare billing software developer VisitPay has closed a $15m series A round that included Ascension Ventures, the corporate venturing vehicle for healthcare provider Ascension Health. VisitPay announced the round, which was led by venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners, without stating its size, before CEO Kent Ivanoff revealed the amount to MedCity News. Formerly… Continue reading VisitPay bills Ascension in $15m series A
Panorama reveals $12m series A
The educational data software provider has added funding to its Google-backed series A round that will be used to grow its team.
Verizon hops on board Optibus
Verizon Ventures has contributed to a $12m series A round that Optibus will use to further develop its transport optimisation technology.
Corporate venturing deal net: 6-10 November 2017
GE Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of industrial product maker General Electric, co-led a $5m series A round for US-based operational data management platform Equalum with venture capital firm Innovation Endeavors on Tuesday. The round also featured private investors including Giora Yaron, Equalum’s founding investor and chairman. Internet group Tencent has provided an undisclosed eight-figure… Continue reading Corporate venturing deal net: 6-10 November 2017
Yotpo secures Access in $51m series D
Access Industries subsidiary ClalTech has led a round that doubled the marketing platform developer’s total funding, and which will support further growth.