Enterprise HR and finance software provider Workday has committed $250m to the corporate venturing fund it formed in 2015.
Month: February 2018
Baebies detects new funding
The infant disease screening system developer has raised $12.8m according to a securities filing, four months after a $10m round backed by BOE and Rex Healthcare.
Kovacs to cover communications at Vision Fund
SoftBank Vision Fund has hired Andrew Kovacs from Sequoia Capital to head up its public relations.
Datos IO heeds Rubrik for acquisition
Cisco and NetApp are set to exit data management platform developer Datos IO in an acquisition by Rubrik, less than a year after they invested.
Corporates to push Go-Jek to $1.5bn
Blibli and Astra International are reportedly set to add up to $290m to on-demand ride service Go-Jek’s latest round, which has been increased from $1.2bn to $1.5bn.
RigUp gets series B funds flowing
The GE-backed oilfield services marketplace operator has claimed $15.8m in equity funding alongside $30m of debt from Silicon Valley Bank.
ACV Auctions seals $31m series C deal
SoftBank, which previously backed ACV’s 2016 series A round, returned for a series C that boosted the car auction platform’s overall funding to $53m.
Acacia to accept Euronext Brussels listing
Novo and Lundbeck-backed Acacia Pharma previously withdrew plans for a $230m initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in 2015.
Enerkem enters next stage with $224m
Sinobioway and existing investor Waste Management of Canada took part in a round that took the fuel-from-waste producer’s total funding to more than $520m.
AmorePacific exits as Allergan snaps up Elastagen
Dermatology technology developer Elastagen has agreed to a $95m acquisition, enabling AmorePacific Ventures to exit the company.
Ping An Ventures pursues $1.3bn
Ping An’s corporate venturing unit is looking to raise up to $500m for a dollar fund and $800m for a renminbi fund, both of which will target healthcare investments.
Indio brokers $6m series A
The round follows a $2m Hiscox-backed seed round for the insurance digitalisation startup in 2016, and will be used for product development.
Baidu highlights $10m seed round for Lightelligence
Lightelligence, which is developing microchip technology based on light signals, has secured $10m in a Baidu Ventures-led seed round.
Hubspot helps supply $16m to Grow
US-based business analytics software developer Grow.com completed a $16m series B round led by venture capital firm Toba Capital on Monday that included marketing software provider HubSpot The round also featured investment management firm Peterson Partners’ VC arm, Peterson Ventures, as well as VC firm Pelion Venture Partners and VC fund Kickstart Seed Fund. It… Continue reading Hubspot helps supply $16m to Grow