Swisscom Ventures had backed ServiceMesh in July after the company initially raised $15m in November 2011, according to data provider Crunchbase.
Month: July 2018
Swisscom switches to external investors for $199m fund
Swisscom has committed about $50m with the Digital Transformation Fund sourcing the rest from institutional investors.
Corporates join Cue in $45m series B
US-based healthcare diagnostic technology provider Cue Health has secured more than $45m in its series B round, from a consortium including corporate venturing units Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC and Dentsu Ventures. The units, subsidiaries of medical product group Johnson & Johnson and marketing firm Dentsu, were joined by Section 32, Synergy Ventures, Principles… Continue reading Corporates join Cue in $45m series B
Higi hits series C round
Higi, which received funding from BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners last year, has raised a further $21.3m.
CorWave collects BPIfrance funding
The blood pump developer raised $16.3m from public investment bank BPIfrance, following a Novo Seeds-backed round two years ago.
Lumiata checks in with $11m
The healthcare data analytics software provider has now raised more than $31m in total, after BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and Intel Capital reinvested.
Box melts for Butter.ai acquisition
The workplace search startup had raised about $3m from investors including Slack before being acquired by Box.
Bulgaria – a budding rose of innovation
Last month marked the end of Bulgaria’s first presidency of the Council of the EU, an institution that rotates among the 28 member states every six months. This placed the country, known for its roses and yoghurt, as well as the entire region under the spotlight during the first half of this year. It also… Continue reading Bulgaria – a budding rose of innovation
How science can bring about a eureka moment for Indian startups
University corner: India
Challenging the dominance of South Korea’s chaebols
Surrounded by the Yellow Sea to the west, the East China Sea to the south, and the Sea of Japan to the east, South Korea forms the southern part of the Korean peninsula, just south of its controversial North Korean neighbour after the nation’s sundering in the 1950s Korean War. With a land area of… Continue reading Challenging the dominance of South Korea’s chaebols
Get the most from your new presence in Silicon Valley
Georges Nahon, Orange Silicon Valley, shares the Most Framework designed to help corporations operating in Silicon Valley to answer strategic questions, operate effectively, plan,and ultimately bring back new ideas, tech and business models to their larger organisations.
Corporate venturing for Asian corporations
Jay Eum, TransLink Capital, lends his advice to Asian corporations looking to collaborate with early-stage US technology startups.
How large firms can innovate by collaborating with startups
It is not surprising that more and more corporations are looking to work with startups. The business landscape is changing quickly, making it hard for large firms to innovate quickly enough to thrive in this new context.
Where small changes can have large consequences
George Gogolev brings a wealth of venture capital experience to Severstal Ventures, having come from the ecosystem-focused Russian Venture Company (RVC), the state fund of funds that backs innovation across the country. There, he was the director of corporate innovation and technology transfer, before he joined Severstal as its head of disruptive innovation in February.… Continue reading Where small changes can have large consequences