Depression therapy developer Navitor, which counts EMS, Sanofi, Johnson & Johnson and GlaxoSmithKline as investors, has raised $11.3m of an expected $25m round.
Month: March 2018
Fortem tracks Boeing for $15m series A
US-based airspace security technology developer Fortem Technologies has closed a $15m series A round that included aerospace manufacturer Boeing’s corporate venturing unit, HorizonX. Venture capital fund Data Collective led the round, which also featured Manifest Growth, New Ground Ventures, Signia Venture Partners and Mubadala Investment Company, the investment arm of the emirate of Abu Dhabi.… Continue reading Fortem tracks Boeing for $15m series A
Sun moves to Robert Bosch Venture Capital
Xiaoguang Sun, a former Intel Capital director, has moved from an MD role at private equity firm Yellow River Capital to head RBVC’s China activities.
Mydadao divulges corporate funding
The on-demand car rental startup has revealed it has secured an eight-figure total across three rounds, two being led by subsidiaries of Baidu and Bertelsmann respectively.
Blue Vision pinpoints GV for series A
GV has led a $14.5m series A round for Blue Vision, which has emerged from stealth as it prepares to roll out its collaborative augmented reality platform.
DocuSign signs for confidential IPO filing
DocuSign, valued at $3bn as of its last funding round, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering that would offer exits to more than a dozen corporate investors.
Microsoft comes back to Kahoot in $17m round
Microsoft Ventures, which took part in the game-based learning platform’s series A round, has returned for a round that valued it at $100m.
Arcus accomplishes $138m IPO close
The cancer immunotherapy developer, backed by GV, Celgene, Novartis and Taiho Ventures, has closed the offering after the underwriters bought another $18m of shares.
Solebit Labs gets $11m result
MassMutual Ventures helped Solebit close a series A round that will support the cybersecurity platform’s commercialisation, sales and marketing.
Ford drives $65m round for Desktop Metal
US-based metal 3D printer producer Desktop Metal completed a $65m financing round led by automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company yesterday that included the Australian state-owned Future Fund. Founded in 2015, Desktop Metal develops and sells systems capable of printing 3D metal parts for prototyping, and is working on a generative design tool called Live Parts.… Continue reading Ford drives $65m round for Desktop Metal
SoftBank pairs up with TwoXar for $10m round
SoftBank Ventures led the drug discovery platform developer’s series A round, participating together with OS Fund and Andreessen Horowitz’s Bio Fund.
Oxford Nanopore comes into $140m
The Illumina-backed DNA and RNA sequencer provider raised the funding from investors including GIC, Hostplus and China Construction Bank.
Alzheon approaches public markets
The Aptus Therapeutics-backed neurodegenerative disorder drug developer has filed for an $80.5m initial public offering on Nasdaq after raising roughly $30m in VC funding.
N26 cashes in $160m series C
The mobile banking platform has closed a round co-led by Tencent and Allianz X, boosting its total funding to $215m as it prepares to enter the UK and US.