Home equity investment service Point has raised $22m in series B funding from investors including Prudential and Bloomberg, and $100m in platform financing.
Month: March 2019
Starbucks pours $100m into Valor fund
Valor Siren Ventures I has signed up Starbucks as a cornerstone investor as it seeks to close its fund at $400m to back food and retail technology developers.
Tiger Brokers catches $104m in IPO
The Xiaomi-backed online brokerage floated above its range while its other corporate investor, International Brokers, bought more than $13m of shares.
Pine Labs to swipe Qwikcilver for $110m
The gift card services provider is set be acquired by Pine Labs in a $110m deal, after raising more than $21m from investors including Amazon and Sistema.
Little Bear paws pre-series B cash
The JD.com-backed office equipment leasing service has increased its overall funding to nearly $60m in a $22.3m pre-series B round.
Insta360 records $30m in funding
The mobile camera developer is reportedly planning a 2020 IPO after raising $30m in a funding round backed by Suning and Xunlei.
Ojo Labs gets $45m result
The real estate-focused chatbot developer has now raised more than $71m in total, having secured series C funding from investors including Realogy, Royal Bank of Canada and Northwestern Mutual.
Propel smooths Ease’s way to $19m
Ease, the HR enrolment and benefits software provider formerly known as EaseCentral, took its total funding to almost $28m in a Propel Venture Partners-backed series B round.
Peerfit works out $18m investment
Virgo Investment Group has invested $18m in the PAR-backed online fitness platform in the form of series C funding, bringing its overall equity financing to $41m.
Innogy finds exit hatch at Airec
Innogy’s corporate venturing unit has offloaded its stake in heat exchanger producer Airec to Alfa Laval and Sveper Heat Transfer.
Tibber tips to series A with $12m
The AI-powered energy management app provider has secured $12m in series A funding from investors including BKK.
OSF Ventures coasts to LRVHealth fund
OSF Ventures, OSF Healthcare’s corporate venturing unit, has backed healthcare-focused VC firm LRVHealth’s fourth fund, which had set a $100m target for close.
IBC’s Steager makes strides to Anthem
Eric Steager, formerly managing director at Independence Blue Cross’ Strategic Innovation Portfolio unit, has taken a vice-president of corporate venture capital position at Anthem.
Wish yearns for $300m in new round
General Atlantic and a range of unidentified backers are exploring a $300m investment in Wish that would value the Legend Capital-backed e-commerce marketplace at $11bn pre-money.