Germany-based travel activities booking platform GetYourGuide raised $75m in series D capital yesterday from a consortium that included Nokia Growth Partners, the investment arm of communications technology producer Nokia. The round was led by investment firm Battery Ventures, while KKR, Spark Capital, Highland Europe and Sunstone Capital also participated. It took GetYourGuide’s total funding to… Continue reading GetYourGuide books $75m in series D capital
Month: November 2017
AppZen accepts $13m in series A funding
The back office auditing software developer, which counts MasterCard and Bloomberg as investors, secured $13m in a Redpoint-led round.
Globetouch connects to corporates in series C
Globetouch aims to bring in $40m in the round and has already received investments from Verizon and Spark New Zealand.
Martín-Villa replaces Placer at Telefonica Open Future
Gonzalo Martín-Villa (pictured) has been confirmed to run Spain-based telecommunications firm Telefónica’s Open Future corporate venturing initiative as well as keeping the chief innovation officer he has held since the end of 2015. The promotion follows the recent departure of Javier Placer, ranked 23rd on the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist in 2017. Placer took over… Continue reading Martín-Villa replaces Placer at Telefonica Open Future
Corporates visit for Riverfield series B round
The surgical robot developer has raised $10.1m to continue development, from investors including Toray Group and SBI Holdings.
City Cloud hosts corporates to raise $30m
Cisco Investments and Country Garden Holdings have co-led the cloud computing and big data technology provider’s series B round.
Vector imparts funding to mPrest
Uitlity operator Vector has paid $10m for a minority stake in mPrest, an IoT control software developer that had already raised $20m in a GE-backed round.
Recorded Future fuels expansion plans with $25m
Insight Venture Partners led a round that took the GV, REV and MassMutual Ventures-backed company’s total funding to almost $58m.
Kaltura clears path for 2018 IPO
The Intel, Mitsui and Nokia-backed video software producer is talking to banks for an initial public offering tentatively planned for next year.
NewMotion moves into Shell
NewMotion, the operator of an EV charging station network, has been acquired by Shell, providing exits for AutoBink and Alliander.
HelloFresh unveils IPO recipe
Vorwerk and Rocket Internet-backed meal kit delivery service HelloFresh has priced its shares in the middle of the range at $11.90 and could raise up to $369m.
Chehaoduo checks off $180m
Chehaoduo, the Shougang Group-backed operator of used car marketplace Guazi, has raised $180m in its series B+ round.
VitalConnect caps series C round at $38m
The biosensor developer has closed the final tranche of a series C round co-led by Baxter International’s corporate venturing unit.
TransferWise traps $280m in series E round
Mitsui has come on board as an investor, in a round that valued the cross-border financial transfer platform at $1.6bn.