Intuitive Surgical has led a $15m series A round for medical device manufacturer Broncus.
Month: June 2018
YugaByte stores $16m in its database
Dell Technologies Capital has co-led the funding round with Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Propeller spins up more funding
US-based digital therapeutics company Propeller Health added an undisclosed amount of funding to its series D round on Monday with a commitment from McKesson Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of healthcare company McKesson. Propeller raised an initial $20m from investors led by drug delivery company Aptar Pharma, with participation from Hikma Ventures, SR One and 3M… Continue reading Propeller spins up more funding
Lola inserts $24m into series B
Feminine care provider Lola has added $24m to its coffers, though BBG Ventures elected not return at this point.
Pharmapacks wraps up $32.5m deal
Reckitt Benckiser, McKesson, Sealed Air and Emerson Group have supplied $32.5m to Pharmapacks.
Amino personalises $45m series C
GV and Time Warner Investments have both returned for the series C round and were joined by new corporate investors Hearst Ventures.
Breather flexes series D muscles
The flexible workspace provider has raised $46m from investors including Ascendas-Singbridge.
9f Group credits investors for $65m
Famous Group and Plentiful International have provided $65m in series D funding to 9f Group, a fintech developer already backed by Susquehanna International Group.
Bayer debates Monsanto Growth Ventures future
Germany-based life sciences company Bayer acquired US-based agrochemical producer Monsanto last week for a total consideration of $63bn and is now debating what to do with the latter’s corporate venture capital unit, according to Agfunder. The success of Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV) has been lauded by Liam Condon, chief executive of Bayer CropScience, a seed… Continue reading Bayer debates Monsanto Growth Ventures future
Bloom Energy to thrive in $100m IPO
Eon-backed fuel cell technology developer Bloom Energy was rumoured to be seeking an initial public offering in 2016 and has not made any funding announcements since then.
Grab captures $1bn from Toyota
Singapore-based ride hailing company Grab has obtained $1bn from carmaker Toyota at a valuation of more than $10bn, TechCrunch reported today. The money came directly from Toyota, rather than through its investment vehicle Next Technology Fund, which took part Grab’s $2.5bn series G round last year. Founded in 2012 as GrabTaxi, Grab started out with… Continue reading Grab captures $1bn from Toyota
Editorial: Japan and the world’s animal spirits start to soar
It feels seismic to see the recent flotation of flea market app operator Mercari and e-commerce company Rakuten’s acquisition of its US-based peer Curbside are for the Japanese innovation capital ecosystem. It also reflects the wider catch-up by M&A and public markets to the burgeoning prices paid in private capital markets, validating those later-stage investors who… Continue reading Editorial: Japan and the world’s animal spirits start to soar
John Lewis acquires Opun
Aviva Ventures has exited home improvement services marketplace Opun in a $4.7m purchase by John Lewis Partnership.
Resin.io resonates with Soracom in $5m round
KDDI-owned Soracom and GE Ventures both contributed to help bring connected device software development middleware business Resin.io’s total funding to $17m.