The venture firm has reached the final close for its latest life sciences fund, which features insurer Talanx among its LPs.
Month: July 2019
Widjaja wins control of $250m BRI fund
Bank Rakyat Indonesia has put $100m into BRI Ventures, which could receive up to $250m and which will be headed by ex-MDI Ventures CEO Nicko Widjaja.
DataRobot handles $200m in series E round
Machine learning software platform DataRobot raised an initial $200m for a round led by Sapphire Ventures, though it is unclear whether existing backers Intel, Recruit or New York Life invested.
Zhongneng United brings together investors for $167m
Huayun Financial Leasing has taken part in a $145m funding round for Zhongneng United, while Five Star supplied $21.8m in series B-plus capital.
Intel helps Trinity Cyber take home $23m
The proactive cybersecurity software developer has closed a $23m series A round led by Intel Capital and is now out of stealth mode.
Pocket Aces shuffles in corporate-backed funding
DSP Group participated in a $14.7m round that will enable the AI-powered digital content studio to increase its production of online video content.
MindTickle sticks landing on $40m series C
Existing investor Qualcomm Ventures has returned for MindTickle’s series C round, which increased the sales training provider’s total funding to more than $81m.
Hinova gets over with $40m series B
Fosun Capital co-led a round for prostate cancer and gout drug developer Hinova Pharma, which had previously raised capital in 2014 and 2017.
BlueTalon clasps on to Microsoft in acquisition deal
The data security technology developer has been purchased by Microsoft after raising at least $26m from investors including Bloomberg Beta.
VMware vies for Uhana acquisition
Telstra Ventures looks set to exit network optimisation software developer Uhana in an an acquisition of undisclosed size by VMware.
NIBC goes Outward for first fund close
Venture capital firm Outward’s fintech-focused fund has raised about half of its $91m target, having secured NIBC Bank as a limited partner.
Compass houses $370m in series G round
SoftBank Vision Fund contributed to a round that boosted the real estate services provider’s overall funding to some $1.5bn, and its valuation to $6.4bn.
MyBank to fill its vault with $871m
Existing shareholders Ant Financial and Fosun are reportedly looking to participate in a round that would allow MyBank to increase its lending capabilities.
Quanta crams $48m into series C round
Air Liquide and IMI-backed Quanta has raised an initial $48m for a series C round that will support the launch of its personal haemodialysis system.