The former Morgan Stanley executive will help manage funds and limited partners on behalf of SoftBank Ventures Asia’s as its new chief financial officer.
Month: January 2019
Byju’s buys Osmo in $120m deal
Mattel, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, JF Shea and Sesame Workshop have exited connected toy producer in an all-share acquisition by Byju’s.
Taub takes IQT partner position
Steve Taub, formerly a managing director at corporate venturing unit GE Ventures, has joined In-Q-Tel as a partner.
Dada dedicates itself to $255m series D
TAL Education has returned to invest in a $255m series D round for Dada, the online tutoring platform formerly known as DadaABC.
Lime lines up $400m round
The scooter and bicycle rental service, which counts Uber and Alphabet as backers, is reportedly set to raise funding at a $2bn valuation.
Fractal Analytics sizes up $200m in funding
Aimia-backed Fractal Analytics has added funds advised by Apax Partners to its shareholders following a $200m transaction involving a primary investment and secondary sale.
CommonGrounds works up $100m series A
Seed investor Pacifica returned to back the workspace provider in a series A round that will fund its expansion to approximately 50 locations in the next two years.
ANZ banks on Lendi
ANZ has joined Macquarie Bank, Bailador and Pepper Group as an shareholder in the online mortgage broker, following a $28.7m investment.
Alation aligns with Salesforce to raise $50m
Salesforce Ventures has backed the data cataloguing software producer in a series C round that took its funding to $82m altogether.
Bringg receives $25m series C delivery
Next47 has joined existing investors including Coca-Cola, Ituran and Salesforce in the round, which increased the logistics software provider’s total funding to $53m.
Trice Medical traverses series C extension
The orthopaedic diagnostics equipment developer has added $18.5m to a series C round featuring Smith & Nephew that now stands at $37.6m.
Ola bonds with Bansal to get $21m
Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal has invested $21m in the on-demand ride service, which already counts Tencent, SoftBank and Didi Chuxing as backers.
Scout RFP procures $33m
Workday Ventures and Salesforce Ventures both contributed to the business procurement management platform’s series C round, taking its total funding past $60m.
American Express swipes Pocket Concierge
Adways, Allied Architects, Isetan Mitsukoshi, Line and Fuji TV scored exits after Pocket Menu, the owner of restaurant reservation app Pocket Concierge, was acquired by American Express.