Robotic security guard provider Cobalt Robotics has added a Coatue Management-led series B round to the Bloomberg Beta-backed series A it closed last year.
Month: June 2019
Interview: Bekaert’s Carvalho carves out KBC role
Nuno Carvalho, formerly director of innovation and corporate venturing at Bekaert, has spoken to GCV about his new remit as an investment director for KBC’s VC investment vehicle, KBC Focus Fund.
SMC gets Spark in series A-2 round
JLL’s investment and innovation arm took part in a $31.4m round that took electric motor developer Software Motor Company’s total funding to $48m.
Morphic shapes $90m initial public offering
Morphic began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market yesterday after issuing 6 million shares priced at $15 each, providing exits to AbbVie, GSK, Novo, Pfizer, Schrödinger and ShangPharma.
F5 Future Store cashes in series B round
TCL Venture Capital took part in the $14.5m series B round, which will enable F5 Future Store to expand its network of cashier-free convenience stores in China.
Ultivue straps in $22m series C
The biomarkers imaging kit maker will use proceeds from the Applied Materials-backed series C round to fund international expansion plans.
Laundrapp folds up Zipjet merger
Laundrapp and Zipjet have combined their on-demand laundry services platform, which has raised funding in a round backed by Henkel.
MyGlamm makes up additional funding
L’Occitane has reinvested in the online beauty product seller and services provider, taking part in an $18.8m funding round that included Tano Capital selling $4.4m worth of stock.
Corporates power up Metron round
Statkraft, NTT Docomo and Reply all took part in the machine learning-powered energy analytics platform operator’s $11.3m funding round.
BBVA launches fintech accelerator
The BBVA Open Innovation Acceleration Program will work with startups to foster innovation in the fintech ecosystem.
Bus.com shuttles in series B funding
Bus ride sharing platform Bus.com has raised capital from existing investor BMW i Ventures in the round, which was led by Autotech Ventures and Cycle Capital Management.
Grab takes another $300m in series H cash
Grab has pushed its series H round to $4.8bn after Invesco added $300m to cash provided by investors including SoftBank Vision Fund, Toyota, Microsoft and Ping An.
Ouyeel shows mettle in $294m round
Sinotrans, Benxi Group, Jianlong Heavy Industry and parent company Baowu all invested in steel trading platform Ouyeel’s latest round.
StockX shares news of $110m series C
GV returned for consumer goods stock exchange StockX’s $110m series C round, which valued the company at more than $1bn and brought its total funding to $150m.