The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Tony Askew, REV Venture Partners
Month: May 2018
BIVF tunes into Acousia for series B
Acousia has raised $11.8m from backers including Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund to advance therapies for inner-ear impairments into the clinic.
GCV Powerlist 2018: Grant Allen
The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Grant Allen, ABB Technology Ventures
VidMob attacks second series A close
The online video collaboration platform has closed its series A round at $13.9m after securing new funds from investors including You & Mr Jones.
Moloco milks investors for $11m
The mobile advertising technology provider raised the cash in a series B round co-led by Samsung Ventures that will fund product development.
Nohla nails series B to raise $45m
Celgene was among the investors helping the cancer cell-therapy developer increase its total funding to approximately $110m.
Auth0 identifies investors for $55m series D
The Telstra and NTT Docomo-backed identity verification platform developer took its total funding past the $110m mark with a Sapphire Ventures-led round.
GV helps send $65m to Celsius
Celsius Therapeutics, which has launched with series A capital, has become the latest Third Rock-launched company to be backed by GV.
Hearst finds TruValue for series A round
Hearst Financial Venture Fund helped TruValue Labs, the developer of an AI-equipped data platform for investors, close the round at $13.6m.
Circle cashes $110m series E
Bitmain led the cryptofinance technology producer’s latest round at a reported valuation of almost $3bn, six times that of its series D.
Polyphor gets in pole position for IPO
Polyphor, which has collaboration agreements in place with multiple pharmaceutical companies, raised $155m when it floated on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
ESR packages $306m investment
JD Logistics has supplied $306m to ESR Cayman through its logistics unit and will collaborate with the business on projects such as property development.
PPB to gamble on FanDuel acquisition
Daily fantasy sports platform FanDuel is in talks to be acquired by Paddy Power Betfair, allowing Comcast, Time Warner and Alphabet to exit.
SoftBank eyes second Vision Fund
The corporate has already begun talks with potential limited partners for a second fund, while considering a $3bn investment in Paytm Mall.