Eye disease therapy developer ViewPoint Therapeutics has completed a Rise Fund-led series B round featuring Novo, two years after its $4m series A.
Month: March 2018
Cancer Rop helps inject $12.5m in Oxford Vacmedix
UK-based oncology technology developer Oxford Vacmedix (OVM) closed a £9m ($12.5m) series A round today featuring molecular diagnostics technology producer Cancer Rop and unnamed existing shareholders based in China. Founded in 2012, Oxford Vacmedix has created a platform to develop cancer vaccines and diagnostic tools by exploiting recombinant overlapping peptides (ROP), which stimulate T cell… Continue reading Cancer Rop helps inject $12.5m in Oxford Vacmedix
Qualcomm books into Ingresse
Existing investor Qualcomm Ventures has contributed to a $6.2m round for the online ticketing platform that will support partnerships and acquisitions.
Wecash mines corporates for $160m series D
Sea and Orix Asia Capital co-led a round that increased the credit assessment technology provider’s total funding to almost $270m.
Mitra meets Cisco after Infosys stint
Pankaj Mitra has departed from Infosys Ventures in order to make investment and M&A deals for Cisco in India.
Pietras presses on to Workday
Brian Pietras has taken a vice-president of corporate strategy role at Workday, having previously been head of technology ventures for Hays.
Bloomberg enters the mix as Blender raises $16m
A Bloomberg subsidiary joined Eiffel Investment Group for a round that boosted the total raised by the online lending platform to $23.5m.
Shanhuishou recovers series A funding
Smartphone maker Xiaomi has participated in a $15.7m round for the electronics recycling service that included Shunwei Capital.
Ant Financial confirms $200m slice of Zomato
Zomato has received $150m from Alibaba’s financial services affiliate, which also bought $50m of shares from classified listings operator Info Edge.
AgFunder seeds investment arm
Agricultural technology media, data and investment platform AgFunder is moving into direct corporate venturing.
Big Deal: DoorDash fetches $535m
The SoftBank-led series D round is indicative of a startup space where logistics, buying and transport are moving closer together.
Ofo speeds up with $280m
Alibaba, which reportedly acquired $3bn worth of Ofo shares in a secondary transaction earlier this year, has provided another $280m in debt financing.
Go-Jek hails IDX for flotation
The corporate-backed ride hailing platform, currently valued at $5bn, has met with Indonesia Stock Exchange’s CEO to discuss an initial public offering.
Volvo turns the key on investment fund
Volvo Cars Tech Fund will support developers of technology such as AI, electric vehicles and charging, autonomous driving and digital mobility.