Yanolja has collected $180m in funding from Booking Holdings and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC, valuing the short-term room rental service at more than $1bn.
Month: June 2019
Innoviz increases series C round to $170m
Lidar technology producer Innoviz has closed its series C round at $170m, two and a half months after raising an initial $132m tranche featuring Harel Insurance and Phoenix Insurance.
Dishangtie parks $100m in series B round
Itochu was among the investors in a series B round that electric vehicle rental service Dishangtie closed at $100m earlier this year.
Ivi invites investors to $40m round
A range of investors have agreed to provide about $40m for the Prof-Media-backed online video host to ramp up its original content provision.
SoftBank recruits senior managers for Latin American fund
SoftBank has selected four senior management members – Chris Cooper, Patricia Menendez-Cambo, Francisco Sorrentino and Lee Bocker – for its Latin America Fund, SBGI subsidiary and new entity SoftBank Tech Hub.
Vestaron cultivates $40m series B round
Vestaron raised $40m in the Novo-led round, which will support the expansion of Vestaron’s range of peptide-based biopesticides.
Spacemaker constructs $25m series A round
NREP, Obos and the AF Gruppen-backed Construct Venture took part in a round that will support the AI-based design and construction simulation platform’s international expansion.
Maker Media breaks apart
OATV-backed science and crafts content publisher Maker Media has suspended trading having previously raised $10m in equity and debt financing.
Privitar locks in $40m series B
Salesforce Ventures returned for a round that will be used to develop CME and Citi-backed Privitar’s data management software products.
Cylus signs off on $12m series A
Cyient and SBI both took part in the round, which increased the connected railway-focused cybersecurity software producer’s total funding to $17m.
Interview: Tony Askew, REV Venture Partners
REV Venture Partners’ Tony Askew spoke to Global Corporate Venturing about Relx’s corporate venturing strategy over the years.
GuardKnox drives off with $21m series A
Faurecia, SAIC, Kardan, Allied Group and Cyphertech all took part in the round, which increased connected car security platform GuardKnox’s overall funding to $24m.
Nubank to account for $1bn
Nubank is in talks with SoftBank to lead a funding round of up to $1bn that could more than double the fintech’s valuation to between $8bn and $10bn as it pursues additional markets.
Step moves forward with series A
Teenager-focused digital banking app Step collected $22.5m in the Stripe-led series A round, which featured WndrCo and existing backer Sesame Ventures.