Paytm owner One97 Communications is reportedly seeking between $1bn and $2bn in a SoftBank Vision Fund and Ant Financial-backed round, at a valuation of up to $18bn.
Month: March 2019
Inivata invites Johnson & Johnson to series B round
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, IP Group and CIC have returned for a $52.2m series B round for Inivata, a spinout of Cancer Research UK and University of Cambridge.
SoftBank feels out PharmEasy for $100m round
The corporate-backed online pharmacy is in discussions with SoftBank over a $100m round that would potentially value it at $400m.
Shuidi shakes out series B funding
The healthcare-focused crowdfunding service collected $74.5m in the Tencent-led round, which will be used to add AI technology to its insurance platform.
Sauce Labs bottles up $50m
Riverwood has invested $50m in the Salesforce-backed cloud software testing platform, which has now raised approximately $144m in funding altogether.
Vlocity keeps pace with $60m series C
The business digitisation software producer is reportedly valued at $1bn, having secured $60m in a round co-led by Salesforce Ventures and backed by Accenture and New York Life.
Avidbots mops up series B funding
Siemens’ Next47 fund and KCPL both participated in the $23.6m round, which the commercial cleaning robot provider will use to increase headcount.
Williams serves up Bumble Fund investment
Serena Williams has made a limited partner commitment to the dating app’s impact investment fund, which targets female-led startups.
SkyMind gets corporate backing in series A round
The Y Combinator graduate collected $11.5m in a round that included contributions from Tencent, ServiceNow, Presidio Ventures and GMO Ventures.
Facebook eyes content startups
Facebook is in talks to back several India-based content startups, including women-focused online community provider PopXo.
Kyligence doubles funding with $25m
The Cisco-backed data analytics software provider boosted its total funding to $50m in a series C round led by Coatue Management.
Casper dreams of IPO
Online mattress retailer Casper Sleep is looking to hire underwriters for an initial public offering that would allow Target to exit two years after leading its $170m series C round.
Innoviz picks up $132m
Harel Insurance and Phoenix Insurance both backed a series C round that took the lidar technology developer’s overall funding to $214m.
IfChange recruits Sunshine for $80m series C
Sunshine Insurance co-led the recruitment software producer’s series C round, which will fund the development of IfChange’s candidate matching technology.