Mitsubishi Estate and Koei Tecmo have backed a $50m series D for space junk removal service Astroscale that almost doubled its total funding to $102m.
Month: November 2018
Starkware arcs to $30m round
Intel Capital and Coinbase Ventures both chipped in as the blockchain technology developer raised its second round in less than a year.
Relx helps Quid quicken fundraising pace
Data analytics software provider Quid has secured $37.5m in a round led by Relx subsidiary REV Ventures that included Lixil and Salesforce Ventures.
Conversica works out $31m series C
The Recruit-backed conversational AI technology provider took its overall funding to $87m in a round that will support product development and sales and marketing.
Sompo comes to Israel with investment plans
The Japan-based insurer will partner TransLink Capital for sub-$5m investments and participate in larger deals itself, branching into areas like blockchain, IoT and healthtech.
Apaman builds corporate venturing initiative
The property manager and workspace operator has teamed up with venture firm Nippon Venture Capital for a corporate VC fund.
Orchard IPO bears $200m of fruit
GSK, Sphera Global and Medison-backed gene therapy developer Orchard Therapeutics raised $200m in an offering that could possibly close at $230m.
Akulaku accumulates $70m in series C round
FinUp has returned to lead a $70m series C round for Akulaku, whose other existing shareholders reportedly include Legend Capital.
PatientPop progresses funding to $75m
Athenahealth-backed PatientPop has now raised a total of $75m in funding, after receiving an undisclosed in a round led by Leerink Transformation Partners.
Quanergy surges to series C round
The lidar sensor provider, whose existing backers include Samsung, Sensata Technologies and Delphi Automotive, has raised an undisclosed sum at a $2bn valuation.
Terns burns through series B with $80m
Lilly Asia Ventures, which supplied $30m to help small-molecule therapy developer Terns Pharmaceutical launch last year, has returned for its $80m series B round.
General Fusion gets more than $37m in government deal
Canadia’s Strategic Innovation Fund has invested $37.6m in the fusion power technology developer, which had previously raised more than $83m from investors including Cenovus.
Fortune VC finds favour with $667m fund
Real estate developer Century Golden Resources Group is among the contributors to the latest fund for venture firm Fortune Venture Capital, which has closed at $667m.
Lenovo tips Scale toward series F close
Virtualisation technology provider Scale Computing has reached the $21.2m Lenovo-led first close of a round expected to close at $34.8m.