Hospital and clinic operator Columbia Asia has secured $210m in a round that containted $140m from Mitsui, which had previously supplied $101m in 2016.
Month: March 2018
Pairwise reaps $25m in series A round
Monsanto Growth Ventures has co-led the first round disclosed by Pairwise Plants, an agricultural gene-editing startup helmed by an ex-Monsanto vice-president.
Breed Reply taps Europe for two
Reply’s internet-of-things fund has invested in rounds for energy intelligence technology developer Metron and temperature analysis startup Tag Sensors totalling $5.3m.
Phlur fills up with Symrise funding
Fragrance and flavourings producer Symrise led the first close of a $6m series A round for US-based fragrance retailer Phlur on Monday sized at $2.5m, according to a regulatory filing. Founded in 2015, Phlur has created a range of premium fragrances made with environmentally sustainable ingredients that it sells through its e-commerce platform. It donates… Continue reading Phlur fills up with Symrise funding
Unity brings investors together to raise $55m
WuXi PharmaTech and Mayo Clinic-backed anti-ageing disease therapy developer Unity Biotechnology has secured series C funding to take its total equity financing to more than $200m.
Eight Roads directs $375m to third fund
Fidelity subsidiary Eight Roads Ventures has attracted $375m for a Europe and Israel-focused fund that will target enterprise, consumer, fintech and healthcare IT.
Cheddar rolls up another $22m
The business and politics-focused online broadcaster’s series D round includes Antenna Group, Dentsu, Liberty Global and existing backers including several other corporates.
Ascent Robotics soars with SBI funding
SBI Investment’s blockchain and artficial intelligence fund has led a $10.4m series A round for autonomous driving software developer Ascent that will fund R&D.
Diageo brings Belsazar on board
Vermouth brand Belsazar is the first portfolio company of Diageo-backed accelerator Distill Ventures to be acquired by the corporate.
Anterra Capital accelerates fund to $200m
The Rabobank-backed food and agriculture venture firm has added $75m to the $125m first fund it initially closed in early 2016, and announced two new investments.
Hunliji ties up $65m series C
The wedding services platform developer has received funding from investors including Fosun subsidiary Fosun RZ Capital.
KeepTruckin pulls in $50m
GV returned to back a series C round that increased the telematics and fleet management technology supplier’s overall funding to more than $78m.
Salesforce musters $6.5bn for Mulesoft acquisition
Salesforce has agreed to buy Mulesoft, a portfolio company that has more than doubled in value since its 2017 IPO, in a deal with an enterprise value of $6.5bn.
GV joins TheSkimm in $12m round
Millennial woman-focused email media brand TheSkimm took its total funding to $28m in a GV-led round that will support the expansion of its product and services.