SleepScore Labs and parent company ResMed have formed SleepScore Ventures to fund and support startups developing technology and products aimed at improving sleep quality.
Month: January 2019
Wuttke walks back to Almirall
Merck GHI managing director Francesca Wuttke has joined Almirall to lead the drug producer’s digital transformation efforts.
Robinson returns to Greenwich BioMedical
Perry Robinson, a managing director at corporate venturing unit GIS Strategic Venture Capital, has rejoined venture firm Greenwich BioMedical Digital Health Ventures.
Corporate venturing deal net: 7-11 January 2019
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
ClearMotion rides investor interest to raise $115m
Microsoft and existing investors Bridgestone and Qualcomm all contributed to a series D round that follows a $100m series C two years ago.
Ant Financial picks Perfect Digital for investment
An affiliate of Ant Financial has taken a 30% stake in the campus information platform operator, a spinout of Newcapec Electronics, following a $36.5m investment.
Akulaku to accrue $100m in series D funding
Ant Financial is considering a commitment to a forthcoming round for instalment buying and lending platform Akulaku as a strategic investor.
Ola organises $74m from Steadview Capital
Existing backer Steadview Capital has provided another $74m for ride hailing platform Ola, whose shareholders also include Tencent, SoftBank and Didi Chuxing.
Keros constructs $23m series B round
Keros Therapeutics will use the proceeds from the Partners Healthcare and Medison Pharma-backed round to push its rare muscle disease drugs into clinical trials.
Corporates make Nreal series A investment
The augmented reality glasses provider has now raised $15m to date, following a series A round that included investments from Siasun and iQiyi.
1mg seeks $35m dose of funding
The Intel Capital-backed pharmaceutical e-commerce platform has begun raising a new funding round that would reportedly value the company at $200m.
Circularity rounds up corporates for growth fund
The private equity firm’s debut growth fund has closed at its $76.6m hard cap following commitments from Henkel, Axa and Philips.
Rez reaches for Sky investment role
Sky Startup Investments & Partnerships has hired Eva Rez, a former investor at Episode 1 Ventures, to assume an investment manager position.
Headset smokes out Canopy Growth in series A
Canopy Growth joined Poseidon Asset Management and AFI Capital Partners to invest in a $12.1m round for Headset, a cannabis data analytics provider.