The cryptocurrency wallet developer has received a $15m investment from SBI’s digital asset venturing unit that will be used to transfer its technology into adjacent areas.
Month: January 2019
AccorHotels reserves a place in $17m OnePark round
The parking space provider has raised $17m in a round led by AccorHotels that included existing backer Keolis and fellow corporate Groupe ADP.
Warung Pintar installs series B
Line Ventures, SMDV, Digital Garage, Triputra Group and Ovo all taken part in the retail technology developer’s series B round.
MarketInvoice itemises $72m deal
Santander and Barclays have co-led MarketInvoice’s $33.6m series B round, which the fintech developer raised in addition to a $38.8m in debt financing.
Alzheon withdraws second IPO attempt
Aptus-backed neurodegenerative-focused company Alzheon has withdrawn its second attempt at initial public offering, less than year after cancelling its first bid.
Zipwhip drums up $51m series D
Business texting provider Zipwhip has collected $51.5m in a Goldman Sachs-led series D round, which included existing investors Microsoft, OpenView and Voyager Capital.
Aledade advances with $56m
GV-backed care management platform Aledade has closed its latest round at nearly $56.2m after raising a second extension that followed two tranches of $23m each in 2017 and 2018.
Finn marches on to March Capital
Meredith Finn, a former senior director at Salesforce Ventures who helped launch its Impact Fund in 2017, will leverage her expertise in enterprise software at March Capital.
FirstCry breaks down $400m round
Brainbees Solutions, the owner of mothercare store FirstCry, has received an initial $150m from SoftBank Vision Fund as part of a previously revealed $400m funding round.
SAP declares No Boundaries for investments
SAP will commit 40% of the investable capital in its SAP.io Fund to support startups led by women and minorities, with a goal of backing at least 200 such companies within five years.
Principal Life gets in Limelight for series C
Axa, Mutual Life, Aflac, Transamerica, Wanxiang and Wells Fargo took part in a $33.5m Principal Life-led round that will fund new features to the employee benefits platform.
Hope remains after a troubling 2018
GCV January 2019 issue editorial by James Mawson, editor-in-chief
Another good year for corporate venturing
Annual review: 2018
Transport drives ahead
Sector focus: Transport