AAA November 2017 – Page 14

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

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

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