GCV Powerlist member Thomas Birr is set to leave his role managing Innogy’s innovation activities to perform similar duties at Eon as the energy utilities prepare to merge.
Month: June 2019
Real Capital Analytics receives $115m
The real estate deals database has secured a mixture of equity and debt financing from Susquehanna Growth Equity, and will redeem series A shares owned by DMGT.
Highspot sells Salesforce on $60m series D
Sales-team support software provider Highspot has now raised a total of $122m, having secured additional funding from investors including Salesforce Ventures.
WorkSpan locates $27m in series B round
The cloud-based collaboration network increased its overall funding to $36m with a series B round backed by Microsoft’s M12 subsidiary.
Carbon Lighthouse attracts Cox to lead round
Johnson Controls-backed energy efficiency services provider Carbon Lighthouse has received $32.6m in a round that included $20m from Cox Enterprises.
OncoMyx sticks $25m series A
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund co-led the oncology drug developer’s series A round with Delos Capital and Xeraya Capital.
YPF rises to corporate venturing
Argentina-based YPF has set up a corporate venture capital subsidiary, YPF Ventures, and will conduct international and local deals respectively through Argentina Energy Bridge Fund and YPF Early Stage Fund.
Keith Larson retires from Intel
Newly retired Intel Capital managing director Keith Larson discussed how the unit helped to change the corporate venturing landscape and the benefits of syndicating with other investors.
MilkBasket loads up with more funding
The daily grocery delivery service has now raised about $28m to date, securing $10.5m in a Unilever Ventures-led round.
Deptrum comes to SoftBank for $15m series A
SoftBank China Venture Capital has backed 3D computer vision technology developer Deptrum, which is targeting applications ranging from virtual reality to robotics in industries including retail.
Onna obtains $11m in series A round
Dropbox and Slack Fund both chipped in for enterprise data management software developer Onna’s series A round, adding to $5m it raised in early 2018.
Zuellig brings Klinify into its clinic
Zuellig Pharma has paid an undisclosed amount for portfolio company Klinify after investing in the healthcare data software provider two years ago.
Creditas bonds with SoftBank to raise $200m
Online lender Creditas has raised $200m from SoftBank at a reported $700m post-money valuation, adding to about $84m previously procured from backers including Naspers.
Swiggy sways towards SoftBank for $1bn round
SoftBank is in advanced negotiations to provide $300m to $500m for the food delivery platform’s second $1bn round in the space of a year.