CyberAgent, GMO, Japan Post, Nikkei, Nippon Life, Recruit and Salesforce-backed Sansan priced its shares at the top of its range today and will raise $360m including the over-allotment option.
Month: June 2019
SiFive siphons off series D funding
Qualcomm Ventures and existing investor Huami were among the participants in a series D round that took the specialist chipmaker’s overall funding past $130m.
Yellowbrick builds $81m series C round
Next47, GV and BMW iVentures helped bring Yellowbrick Data’s overall funding to $173m in a series C round that will help service demand for Yellowbrick’s date warehousing product.
Northleaf notches up $223m in fund commitments
Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund II reached its hard cap with commitments from Manulife and Bank of Montreal, adding to capital from backers including Sun Life.
NoBroker nabs $51m in series C funding
Digital Garage-backed peer-to-peer property marketplace NoBroker has now raised more than $71m altogether and will use the series D proceeds for further expansion.
AllyO aligns with corporates in $45m round
Randstad Innovation Fund and Google’s Gradient Ventures invested in a series B round that boosted the recruitment automation platform’s total funding to $64m.
Troops picks up Slack in $12m round
Slack Fund-backed Troops has added series B funding from investors led by Aspect Ventures, bringing the sales team collaboration software developer’s total to about $22m.
Enflame fires up Tencent-backed round
Tencent returned to reinvest in the AI chip developer through a $43.4m round that comes in the wake of a larger round last August.
Getsafe locks up $17m series A
CommerzVentures has returned to back Getsafe, a millennial-focused digital insurance app developer that also counts Rocket Internet as an investor.
Toyota AI Ventures calls on Keller
Erin Keller, formerly a senior associate at Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, has joined Toyota AI Ventures in a similar role.
Mirai Creation adds to AP Ventures
The Toyota and SMBC-backed VC vehicle has joined Anglo American Platinum, Mitsubishi and Public Investment Corporation in the hope of increasing its investment in hydrogen economy applications.
Hupu hops to $182m pre-IPO round
ByteDance has paid $182m for a 30% stake in sporting media portal Hupu as the latter prepares to go public in its home country of China.
Peloton Interactive enters IPO cycle
Peloton has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the US that would follow $995m of equity funding and provide exits for Comcast and Grace Beauty.
SoftBank oversees another $100m delivery for Loggi
The delivery services platform secured $100m in a round led by returning investor SoftBank Vision Fund, while another SoftBank fund considers adding $50m.