3D printing technology producer Carbon, which counts more than half a dozen corporates as investors, has filed to raise $300m in equity financing.
Month: April 2019
Hitachi hands $150m to corporate venturing fund
Hitachi will begin investing through the newly formed Hitachi Ventures in June, and the unit’s CEO will be ex-3M New Ventures president Stefan Gabriel.
Coursera signs up for $103m series E module
Seek Group led a series E round that valued Coursera at more than $1bn, boosting the online education provider’s total funding to more than $313m.
NEC boosts BostonGene with $50m
Patient analysis software producer BostonGene has received $50m from NEC in the form of a series A investment that will fund hiring and technology development.
Takano takes VP position at TIS
Shin Takano, a former director of corporate venture capital at Murata Manufacturing, has joined TIS Ventures as senior vice-president.
Corporates help feed VDoo $32m
The internet-of-things security software provider increased its funding to $45m altogether, with Dell, NTT Docomo and MS&AD Holdings all investing in the series B round.
FullStory engages with corporates for $32m
GV, Salesforce Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital backed a Stripes-led round that increased the customer engagement analytics platform’s overall funding to $59m.
Omnivore cultivates $97m for Fund II
BASF Ventures is among the LPs for the second fund to be formed by the agriculture-focused venture capital firm, whose first fund was anchored by Godrej Agrovet.
LS helps Sight Machine produce series C funding
The manufacturing analytics platform developer received $29.4m in the LS Corp-led round, which included fellow corporate investors OATV and Eon.
Miyazawa makes way to Sekisui Chemical
Yasuo Miyazawa, who had spent five years in the US as head of Nitto Denko’s Nitto Innovations investment vehicle, is set to develop a similar initiative for Sekisui Chemical.
Forefront Telecare finalises $15m series A
The virtual behavioural telehealth provider has closed a Ziegler Link-Age-backed round following an extension led by Tech Council Ventures and Boston Millennia Partners.
Credly verifies corporates for funding
The digital credentials platform developer has increased its overall funding to more than $18m with a Lion Brothers and Pearson-backed round.
Jinfuzi generates pre-series D round
The Renren-backed online investment platform has landed $25.6m in a Loyal Valley Capital-led round, taking its overall funding to more than $100m.
Eli Lilly provides $15m for Avidity
Eli Lilly has made a $15m equity investment in precision medicine developer Avidity as part of a licensing and research collaboration deal.