YellowPepper has attracted $12.5m in series D funding from Visa and existing shareholders.
Month: June 2018
3P Learning sells Learnosity stake
3P Learning held a 40% stake in Learnosity after having most recently invested $13.9m in 2016, but has now sold it to Battery Ventures.
Youdian adds Foxconn in series A
Youdian has raised $21.8m at a post-money valuation of $110m.
News round up 4 June 2018
Corporate venturing deal net: 28 May-1 June 2018 Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds. Fundraising Corporates hike HGTF’s third fund to $370m The public-private partnership’s third fund has achieved a second close, securing backing from Bayer, Wilh, Werhahn and… Continue reading News round up 4 June 2018
Amazon leads Acko’s $12m round
Acko was founded in late 2016 by Varun Dua, one of the co-founders of insurance comparison site Coverfox.
Snap clicks for media startups
Snap’s accelerator, Yellow, will invest $150,000 into 10 different creators or startups in return for an equity stake of undisclosed sized.
Unilever Brazil starts accelerator
Unilever Brazil, a local subsidiary of Netherlands-based consumer goods maker Unilever, has launched Lever Up as the company’s first worldwide startup acceleration program. Lever Up will be led by venture capital firm Liga Ventures’ Corporate Accelerator Alternate Ventures, targeting startups in the IT, supply chain, e-commerce, home care and food sectors. Those selected to participate… Continue reading Unilever Brazil starts accelerator
Arora resurfaces at Palo Alto Networks
Nikesh Arora has joined Palo Alto Networks, as his former employer SoftBank begins making its own moves on succession to its founder, Masayoshi Son.
Corporate venturing deal net: 28 May-1 June 2018
Micin, the Japan-based creator of telehealth app Curon, raised ¥1.1bn ($10m) in series A funding from investors including diversified trading group Mitsubishi Corporation last month, The Bridge has reported. Mitsubishi was joined by undisclosed additional companies, and the funding will be used to expand Micin’s business development and data science teams while it looks to… Continue reading Corporate venturing deal net: 28 May-1 June 2018
GV helps send Ctrl-Labs a $28m signal
The neural interface-tracking technology developer has secured $28m in a round co-led by GV and backed by Amazon’s Alexa Fund.
Total gets OnTruck in series B round
Total Energy Ventures has contributed to a $29.2m round for the trucking services marketplace, taking its overall funding to more than $41m inside two years.
News round up 4 June 2018
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Qtrove sells BCC on $52m round
Curated e-commerce marketplace Qtrove has raised funding and ad credit from Bennett, Coleman & Co units Springboard Ventures and Brand Capital.
Xeris formulates $75m IPO filing
Medicine producer Institut Mérieux is in line for an exit from US-based drug formulation developer Xeris Pharmaceuticals, which has filed to raise up to $75m in an initial public offering. Xeris is working on injectable and infusible drug formulations based on its formulation technology platforms, XeriSol and XeriJect. Its lead product is a ready-to-use pen… Continue reading Xeris formulates $75m IPO filing