This is our data snapshot based on last month’s investment activity. The charts and tables have been generated by our data platform GCV Analytics.
Month: December 2018
TechSee unboxes $16m series B
Salesforce Ventures and Comdata both invested in the customer support visualisation platform’s series B round, which will fund product development and sales and marketing.
Mitsubishi subscribes to AP Ventures
Mitsubishi joins Anglo American Platinum in a second AP Ventures that will fund companies harnessing platinum group metals.
Francis Medical takes $18m in series A
Boston Scientific was among the participants in the urological cancer device developer’s first funding round, as it prepares for US trials late next year.
Celect celebrates $15m series C
NGP Partners led retail analytics software provider Celect’s series C round, which included Fung Capital and existing investors Activant Capital and August Capital.
Pypestream brings in $15m
Pypestream took its total funding to $35m in a $15m round led by WR Berkley, whose director of investments has joined the chatbot developer’s board.
Venafi picks first three developers for fund
Jetstack, OpenCredo and Cygnacom are the first three recipients of cash from the cybersecurity technology producer’s Machine Identity Protection Development Fund.
Banks back AccessFintech
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and existing investor JPMorgan Chase provided $17.5m of funding for the financial data software developer.
Stoneridge commits to Autotech Ventures
Transport-focused venture firm Autotech, which closed a $120m corporate-backed first fund last year, has added $10m from car parts supplier Stoneridge.
XianLife eats up corporate funding
Convenience store management software provider XianLife has raised an eight-figure sum from investors including Megvii and SBI Investment.
Naspers helps Byju’s nab $540m
Educational app developer Byju’s has increased a round now revealed as a combination of primary and secondary shares to $540m, with Naspers Ventures leading.
Slack finds its Guru in $25m round
Slack Fund has joined the Salesforce-backed sales coaching platform developer’s series B round, boosting its overall funding to $38m
Fuyoukache forks $170m in series D round
The JD Logistics and GLP-backed trucking services platform secured the funding in a round co-led by Bank Of China Group Investment and Matrix Partners China.
Finalcad constructs $40m series C
Salesforce Ventures joined Aster Capital in a round that increased the construction communication platform’s funding to $63m altogether.