The GV, BP and Shea-backed biocarbon development technology provider has raised $20.3m in equity funding and note conversion.
Month: August 2018
Eggen and Saijo form Counterpart fund
Counterpart Ventures has been formed by Patrick Eggen and Joe Saijo, who came from Qualcomm Ventures and Recruit Strategic Partners respectively.
Omniome homes in on $60m series B close
Nan Fung Life Sciences and Lam Research Capital both invested as the DNA sequencing system developer concluded its series B round.
Sumitomo adds $20m to Ada’s coffers
Ada, a digital advertising technology spinout from Axiata, has received $20m in a strategic investment by Sumitomo.
Optoro gets $75m return in latest round
The UPS-backed returns optimisation platform developer has now raised $190m altogether, Franklin Templeton having led the new round.
6 Dimensions helps hurl $150m to Curon
Cancer immunotherapy startup Curon Biopharmaceutical has raised $150m in series A funding from backers including the WuXi AppTec-backed 6 Dimensions Capital.
SoftBank helps produce $240m for Brandless
SoftBank Vision Fund led a GV-backed series C round for consumer goods producer Brandless that valued it at more than $500m.
China Diagnostics gets $294m result
Ping An Ventures was among the participants in China Diagnostics Medical Corporation’s latest round, which was co-led by Legend Capital.
Alphabet maintains appetite for Gusto
US-based human resources technology provider Gusto raised $140m in a series C round yesterday that included CapitalG, the investment arm of internet and technology conglomerate Alphabet formerly known as Google Capital. MSD Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, Y Combinator Continuity Fund, General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB), 137 Ventures, Emergence Capital and portfolios managed… Continue reading Alphabet maintains appetite for Gusto
GLP helps sustain Zhaoyouwang with $150m
GLP co-led the petroleum trading platform’s series C round, just under a year after another corporate, Huochebang, backed its series B.
Analysis: Glovo picks up $134m
Last-mile delivery company Glovo raised $134m in a round backed by online retailer Rakuten and restaurant operator AmRest. The latter contributed $29m of the total funding.