Media holding WndrCo led a $295m round raised by the mobile VPN provider AnchorFree, part of the broader and vivid cybersecurity space.
Month: September 2018
Editorial: Europe’s most important budget
Pascal Lamy, the so-called “gendarme” of the European Commission (EC) in the 1980s and 1990s, might have passed on the mantle of most powerful chief of staff and controller to Martin “the monster” Selmayr, now secretary-general for the world’s second-largest economy, but his influence remains on important areas of policy, particularly innovation. In his influential report on… Continue reading Editorial: Europe’s most important budget
Hartanto hurries to MDI Ventures
Aldi Adrian Hartanto has departed from Mandiri Capital after two years to take up a position at another Indonesia-based corporate venturing unit.
Corporate venturing deal net: 3-7 September 2018
E-commerce firm Alibaba has provided an undisclosed amount of series C1 funding for China-based smartphone recycling service Huishoubao, China Money Network reported today. Huishoubao had previously raised angel funding from Source Code Capital in 2015, series A funding from Chengwei Capital and Citic Capital in 2016 and a similarly undisclosed amount of series A-plus funding… Continue reading Corporate venturing deal net: 3-7 September 2018
Alpha Tau gets $29m in funding exposure
Medison Ventures was among the participants in a round that will fund clinical tests for Alpha Tau’s radiation-based cancer treatment.
PhaseBio attracts $34m in series D round
Existing backers AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson returned for a round that will advance PhaseBio’s orphan disease drug pipeline.
News round up 10 September 2018
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Allogene tallies up $120m
The Pfizer-backed cancer therapy developer has secured $120m in a convertible note offering led by Perceptive Advisors.
Robinhood gets ready to mark IPO spot
The Alphabet and Roc Nation-backed trading platform is gearing up to go public after achieving a $5.6bn valuation earlier this year.
Saudi Aramco scrutinises plans for $1bn fund
The oil and gas provider, which already runs the $500m Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures unit, is reportedly mulling plans for a larger fund.
GreyOrange squeezes out $140m from investors
Robotics developer GreyOrange has raised series C funding from investors including Mitsubishi and Flipkart to drive international growth.
Meituan Dianping confirms $4.4bn IPO plans
The Tencent-backed local services portal plans to float in Hong Kong in two weeks time and has locked up $1.5bn in investment already.
Springlane bids farewell to investors
Tengelmann Ventures and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures have sold their entire shareholding in kitchenware retailer Springlane to its founder.
Sky pays $4m to Reimagine Ventures
Remagine Ventures, a fund formed by ex-corporate venturers Eze Vidra and Kevin Baxpehler, has secured Sky as a limited partner.