DRW has put its weight behind financial data provider TradingView, which will use the series B funding to drive international expansion.
Month: May 2018
PPB wins FanDuel in merger deal
Paddy Power Betfair will put up $158m in cash and its US assets to merge with fantasy sports platform FanDuel, which is backed by Alphabet, Comcast and Time Warner.
Valimail packs $25m into series B round
Returning investor Bloomberg Beta took part in a Tenaya Capital-led round that will enable the email authentication software provider to grow its headcount.
Intel exits as Iovation joins TransUnion
TransUnion has agreed to acquire anti-fraud technology provider Iovation, giving Intel Capital an exit 10 years after it invested.
News round up 29 May
StoreDot gets $20m infusion from BP Ventures
The investment brought the total raised by the fast-charging battery developer, which is also backed by Samsung and Daimler, to $146m.
OLX reaches Frontier with $89m investment
Automotive e-commerce marketplace Frontier Car Group has received the series C funding just weeks after announcing its last round.
Uber undertakes $600m secondary round
Coatue Management, Altimeter Capital and TPG are reportedly among the investors involved in the round, allowing employees of corporate-backed Uber to sell shares.
GCV Symposium Day One: The afternoon session
The afternoon session saw discussions on insurtech, fintech and the impact of artificial intelligence technology on the investment process.
GCV Symposium Day One: The morning session
A speech by UK minister Graham Stuart was followed by discussions on topics such as new markets, external CVC collaboration and risk versus return.
Notarize takes down $20m
Lennar Corporation and Realogy Holdings both contributed to a round that boosted the digital notarisation service’s total funding to $31m.
Cowarobot finds route to series B funding
SoftBank’s Chinese VC unit, SBCVC, has co-led a $21.1m round for autonomous service robot developer Cowarobot, with the funds to go to R&D.
Tencent collars NewsDog in $50m series C
News aggregation app NewsDog has raised funding in a Tencent-led round that included DotC United and Legend Capital.
AlphaX aligns with corporates for $313m first fund
The venture firm’s debut fund has closed having secured capital from limited partners include CreditEase, Focus Media and Qihoo 360.