Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Month: December 2018
LeanIX tilts to $30m series C
Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners returned for a round that boosted the enterprise architecture technology developer’s total funding to approximately $40m.
Contentful collects series D round funding
The content management software provider has received $33.5m in a Salesforce Ventures-backed series D round, boosting its total funding to about $78m.
Japan Post ships series E cash to Sansan
Sansan raised $26.4m, adding Japan Post to a roster of corporate shareholders that includes CyberAgent, GMO, Nikkei Nippon Life, Recruit and Salesforce.
Workato perks up with $25m series B
ServiceNow joined existing backer Workday Ventures in a $25m round for Workato, whose earlier investors also include Salesforce Ventures.
Tenfold takes $14m in series B round
Salesforce Ventures took part in a round closed by customer service software developer Tenfold earlier this year, it has disclosed.
Honda R&D lab parks up with VC funds
Honda’s Silicon Valley laboratory has formed strategic partnerships with funds managed by four venture capital funds.
Dunamu honours HonestFund’s $12m series B
Dunamu & Partners and KB Investment both invested in the peer-to-peer lender as part of a round that increased its total funding to $21m.
Telkomsel to dial up corporate venturing fund
Telkom Indonesia’s mobile network operator subsidiary will launch a fund this month, adding to the corporate’s MDI Ventures unit.
Arrive tunes up $40m fund
The entertainment agency’s Arrive unit, which hasalready backed Robin Hood and Ethos, has raised $20m for a investment fund with a $40m target.
Corporates hear Pindrop in $90m series D
Pindrop has raised $90m in series D funding from a consortium that included Allegion, Dimension Data, Citi and Alphabet, the latter investing through both GV and CapitalG.
Amplitude sizes up $80m series D
The Tencent-backed data analytics software provider is now valued at $850m following an $80m series D round led by Sequoia Capital.
Salesforce Ventures sends $100m to Japanese fund
Salesforce Ventures has followed the formation of a $100m Canadian fund in May by investing a further $100m in Japan Trailblazer Fund.
Acast accepts $35m in series C round
The Bonnier Growth Media-backed podcast marketplace has taken series C funding at a $190m valuation, boosting its total funding to more than $67m.