DC Thomson Ventures led the 3D game development platform’s seed round four years ago, and has exited through an acquisition by Snap.
Month: March 2018
Inke signs IPO filing
Tencent, Kunlun, Duomi and Shunya-backed video broadcasting app Inke has filed to go public after raising some $65m in funding.
Mydream+ reveals $48m in funding
A Giant Interactive fund took part in the Ocean Link-led round, which increased the co-working space provider’s overall funding to about $70m.
GV buzzes Intercom in $125m round
US-based communications platform producer Intercom raised $125m in funding yesterday from investors including GV, the early-stage investment arm of internet and technology conglomerate Alphabet, Bloomberg has reported. The round was led by venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB) and valued Intercom at approximately $1.28bn. Founded in 2011, Intercom operates a messaging platform… Continue reading GV buzzes Intercom in $125m round
Zoop processes Movile cash
Movile provided $18.3m for Zoop and plans to integrate the company’s payment technology across its mobile commerce business.
Surface IPO targets $75m
Novartis, Eli Lilly and Amgen-backed cancer immunotherapy developer Surface Oncology has filed for a $75m offering on Nasdaq.
Aslan aligns itself with $86m IPO
Biopharmaceuticals developer Aslan Pharmaceuticals, which counts AMT, Accuron and Tianda as backers, has filed to raise up to $86.3m in an initial public offering.
Oscar gets $165m funding award
Alphabet subsidiaries Capital G and Verily Life Sciences took part in a round that took Oscar’s total funding to $935m, valuing it at $3.2bn.
Geodesic hits up Hitachi for $165m fund
Geodesic Capital is raising a supplementary fund that aims to open up the Japanese market for US-based startups, and has secured Hitachi as a limited partner.
Adagene adds $50m in series C round
The WuXi PharmaTech-backed cancer treatment developer has received $50m in a round featuring another corporate investor, New World TMT.
Cathay Smart Energy Fund gets Total commitment
Total Energy Ventures will invest approximately $48m in the new energy fund as one of its three anchor partners, on the way to a $239m close.
Everledger polishes up series A round
Rakuten and Bloomberg Beta have backed a $10.4m round for Everledger, the developer of a tracing system for precious resources.
Bestmile clocks $11m in series A
Groupe ADP and existing investor Airbus Ventures kicked in funds as the transport management platform boosted its total funding to more than $16m.
Myriota mints $15m series A
Boeing HorizonX Ventures and Singtel Innov8 contributed to the internet-of-things satellite developer’s latest round, which follows an ExactEarth investment in 2015.