Conversational software developer Uniphore has confirmed a $51m series C round backed by Sistema, though it did not verify reports of National Grid’s involvement.
Month: August 2019
Brick and Mortar finishes work on first fund
Limited partners in the $97.2m fund include corporates Ardex, Autodesk, Cemex, Ferguson, FMI, Glodon, Haskell, Hilti, Obayashi, Sidewalk Labs and United Rentals.
Light Field attracts $28m
Robert Bosch Venture Capital led a $28m round for the holographic display developer that included Comcast, Liberty Global, Samsung, Hella, Verizon and NTT Docomo.
Yungehuo pulls in series A capital
Legend Capital led a $14.2m round for cargo delivery services platform Yungehuo, which has earmarked the funding for further business expansion.
QFPay decodes $20m in corporate-backed round
MDI Ventures and Rakuten Capital contributed to a $20m round for mobile payment technology producer QFPay, which has now raised at least $36.5m altogether.
TopFunnel sucks in Clara Labs
Virtual scheduling assistant developer Clara has been acquired by recruitment services provider TopFunnel two years after raising $7m from investors including Slack Fund.
Hazel gets $13m in fresh funding round
Asahi Kasei Ventures was among the investors in a round that boosted the food-freshness technology developer’s funding to nearly $18m altogether.
Caterwings swallows Lemoncat in acquisition deal
Rocket Internet-owned catering services provider Caterwings has paid an eight-figure sum for rival Lemoncat, which counted Rocket Internet as an investor.
Volanty collars SoftBank for investment
The automotive e-commerce marketplace has secured $17.5m in a round that was co-led by SoftBank’s Latin American fund.
Diageo downs Seedlip in acquisition
Diageo has acquired a majority share of non-alcoholic spirits provider Seedlip, building on an investment from its Distill Ventures accelerator in 2016.
Terminus turns to corporates for $283m
JD.com, iFlytek and Wanda Group have thrown their weight behind Terminus Technologies, backing a $283m series C1 round led by China Everbright.
Zhihu posts $434m series F
The online query platform is now reportedly valued at $3.5bn, Kuaishou having led a round that included Baidu and existing investor Tencent.
Vector comes down to earth
Kanematsu-backed microsatellite launch company Vector has halted operations indefinitely after a major change in financing, less than a year after lining up $70m in series B capital.
Rupeek ropes in Bertelsmann for $30m round
The gold-based lending service has reeled in $30m in a round led by Bertelsmann India Investments that will support development of its platform.