Agbar Group led a $4.9m round for the cyber threat detection provider that included existing investor Telefónica.
Month: February 2018
Farfetch to test IPO waters
UK-based fashion e-commerce brand Farfetch is preparing to interview bankers for an initial public offering that would enable e-commerce firm JD.com to exit, CNBC reported on Tuesday citing sources familiar with the matter. The offering could take place before the end of 2018 in New York and could value the company at as much as… Continue reading Farfetch to test IPO waters
Unacast moulds $17.5m series B
Telia has invested in location data software provider and new strategic partner Unacast, which will use the funding for international expansion.
Kakao Games entertains investors for $130m
The funding comes ahead of an expected initial public offering and featured Tencent, Netmarble Games, Actozsoft and Bluehole Studio.
Toss Lab pings investors for $5.2m round
SBI led a Daekyo-backed round for cloud collaboration platform developer Toss Labs, whose earlier investors include Qualcomm and Softbank.
NGD Systems controls series B funding input
Orange Digital Ventures and existing backer Alcor Micro both contributed to a $12.6m round for the solid-state drive technology developer.
Adikteev hooks BNP Paribas for $12m
France-based mobile marketing developer Adikteev closed a $12m series B round on Tuesday co-led by BNP Paribas Développement, a corporate venturing subsidiary of banking group BNP Paribas. BNP Paribas co-led the round with venture capital firm Ring Capital, investing alongside VC fund Ventech, micro VC fund Isai and Laurent Asscher, CEO of investment holding company… Continue reading Adikteev hooks BNP Paribas for $12m
Payfone takes $23m funding call
MassMutual Ventures and Synchrony Ventures have come on board as investors as the identity authentication technology provider prepares to expand into new sectors.
Homesnap houses $14m in series B round
The AH Belo-backed real estate search engine developer has now raised more than $32m altogether, raising capital in an Updata Partners-led round.
GV helps UJet finds higher altitude
Customer interaction platform UJet has raised $25m in a GV-led series B round that included Citi Ventures, lifting its overall funding to more than $45m.
HackerRank rises with $30m
Randstad Innovation Fund has backed a series C round for HackerRank, a software skills assessment platform developer that has now raised $58m in total.
Campbell settles into innovation at Gore
Paul Campbell has joined US-based advanced materials manufacturer WL Gore & Associates as co-leader of its co-innovation lab, Gore Innovation Center. Gore Innovation Center is an 11,000 square-foot hub for product development and prototyping that connects Gore with Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Campbell will continue to work at Startup Genie, the entrepreneurial consultancy where he… Continue reading Campbell settles into innovation at Gore
Dwolla follows investors to $12m
Dwolla, a US-based financial transfer software developer that counts derivatives market operator CME Group among its investors, closed a $12m round on Monday led by venture capital firm Foundry Group. Foundry was joined in the round by fellow VC firms Union Square Ventures, Ludlow Ventures and Next Level Ventures, as well as VC fund Firebrand… Continue reading Dwolla follows investors to $12m
InfluxData infers interest in $35m series C
The Bloomberg Beta-backed data analysis software provider took its total funding to $60m in a Sapphire Ventures-led round.