Texas Medical Center was among the investors in a series A round for the nursing recruitment platform, a graduate of the corporate’s accelerator.
Month: May 2019
Black Lake pools series B investment
Bertelsmann Asia Investments co-led a $22.1m round that will enable the industrial software provider to expand its engineering and sales teams.
Shionogi allocates $11m to Aillis
Shionogi has participated in an $11m round for flu detection device developer Aillis in connection with the formation of a partnership agreement.
Campfire catches $20m
KDDI, Saison Ventures, SB Players and Itochu are among the host of corporate investors that backed crowdfunding platform Campfire in its $20m series C round.
Cruise crushes $1.15bn fundraise
GM’s autonomous driving spinoff, Cruise Automation, has received $1.15bn from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund and Honda as well as its parent company.
Byton moves closer to $500m series C
FAW Group will reportedly provide $100m for Byton for a $500m round likely to value the electric SUV developer at more than $2.5bn.
Gett gains $200m at $1.5bn valuation
All Gett’s existing investors, including Volkswagen and Access Industries, have participated in a $120m extension that brought its latest round to $200m.
SoftBank helps Clip collect $100m
SoftBank tapped its Innovation Fund to invest about $20m in the card reader developer as part of a $100m round that valued it at up to $400m.
Noom finds room for $58m
Existing backer Samsung Ventures contributed to a round that boosted the health maintenance platform developer’s overall funding to more than $86m.
Ola Electric Mobility extends series A round
Ola’s electric vehicle-focused spinoff has added an undisclosed amount to the $56m in series A funding the company received in March.
Promethera Biosciences fires its way to series D
Promethera Biosciences has increased its series D round to $44.4m with a $33.1m Mitsui and Medipal-backed extension, adding to Itochu’s initial investment earlier this year.
Drone Fund drives second fund to $47m
Drone Fund, which invests in unmanned aerial vehicle technology, has increased its Fund II to $47m with commitments from a range of corporates.
JLL Spark triggers Wittman hire
JLL Spark has appointed Eric Wittman, former chief operating officer of Figma, as chief growth officer to help develop its portfolio of proptech startups.
Hanika wades into Wind River
Frederic Hanika, formerly head of M&A and corporate ventures at Software AG, will lead industrial IoT technology developer Wind River’s corporate development team.