Taiho Ventures has come on board as an investor, in a round that increased the cancer drug developer’s total funding to almost $120m.
Month: February 2018
MGM Resorts gets Tunity in $12m round
The hotel operator will begin installing Tunity’s computer vision-based live audio technology at its outlets following the series A round.
Prophesee brings forth $19m
The artificial vision technology developer has closed the first tranche of a series B round backed by Intel, Renault and Robert Bosch.
Schüller shelves Google job for Capnamic return
Sebastian Schüller has moved from a position working with startups at internet technology provider Google to an investment manager role at Germany-based venture capital firm Capnamic Ventures. Schüller had worked with Germany-based technology startups as a digital growth strategist at Google for almost 18 months, having previously worked at Capnamic from 2014 to 2016. Capnamic… Continue reading Schüller shelves Google job for Capnamic return
Liquidia restarts funding flow
PPD and Siemens-backed pain management drug particle developer Liquidia has secured an initial $25.5m and is aiming for a $53.3m close.
DecaWave positions itself for $30m
Atlantic Bridge Ventures led the indoor positioning chip producer’s latest round, its past investors including LG and ST Electronics.
Wealthsimple manages $51m Power Financial investment
Power Financial has injected another $51m into Wealthsimple, bringing its total commitment to the company to $165m.
Intel takes a series D trip to Moovit
The urban transit app developer has secured $50m in an Intel Capital-led round featuring Hanaco, BMW iVentures and Nokia Growth Partners.
Alibaba goes EasyHome in $2bn round
Alibaba invested $857m for a 15% share of the furniture retailer as part of the round, which included Taikang Insurance.
Procept shoots to $118m
Viking Global Investors led the Novo-backed company’s latest round, which will be used to commercialise its ablation-based BPH treatment.
Capillary carries in $20m
The Qualcomm and American Express-backed consumer engagement platform has raised cash from existing investors including Warburg Pincus and Sequoia Capital.
Lyric accepts Axa investment in series A
Axa Strategic Ventures has contributed to a $15.5m round for the short-term executive accommodation provider, which was formerly known as Parallel.
Woongjin ThinkBig helps Kidaptive adapt to series C round
Adaptive learning system developer Kidaptive has closed a $19.1m round co-led by Woongjin ThinkBig, taking its total funding to more than $30m.
Corporates follow Dynamic Signal to funding close
Cisco Investments, Microsoft Ventures and Time Warner Investments were part of a consortium that supplied $36.5m for the HR engagement platform.