BASF paid an undisclosed sum for fragrance and flavour developer Isobionics, which received funding from DSM Venturing five years ago.
Month: September 2019
Uber revs up incubator
The ride hailing service provider has formed Uber Incubator alongside an entrepreneur-in-residence program to facilitate internal and external innovation.
SoftBank Vision Fund shakes up investment team
Kristin Bannon and Serena Dayal have taken positions at SoftBank Vision Fund following stints at Morgan Stanley and Fortress Investment Group respectively.
Progyny progresses to $100m IPO
SR One and M Ventures, which own more than a fifth of shares between them, are in line for exits as Progyny files for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market.
Streamlabs wins Logitech approval
Logitech has acquired Streamlabs for up to $118m in cash and stock, allowing Universal Music Group and other shareholders to exit.
Unifa brings together corporates for series C
Aflac, Dai-ichi Life Insurance, M3, Toyoshima, Japan Post and Toppan Printing have backed a $32.4m series C round for Unifa, which tracks the health of pre-schoolers.
Booksy schedules $28.5m
Müller Medien-backed online beauty marketplace Booksy has accumulated $48.7m in all after adding contributions from investors such as Piton Capital and Enern.
ZielBio reaches $25.1m series A target
Partners HealthCare has co-led a series A round for ZielBio to drive forward the development of a cancer treatment based on research at University of Virginia.
Eko ekes out $20m series B
3M, NTT, XTX and Mayo Clinic all helped extend digitally-enabled heart monitor device developer Eko’s overall funding to $27m.
Primary shows off for $20m
Grace Beauty Capital-backed children’s clothing line Primary has collected series C funding from returning investors USVP and Homebrew Ventures.
Jikestar stands firm for $14m
SIG helped close a series A-plus round for Jikestar Programming for Children, with some of the cash earmarked for a new AI-powered student support technology.
Mintbao ensures series A funding
BAI returned to back insurance services provider Mintbao having previously supplied angel funding in March 2018.
Barilla dices up new accelerator
The accelerator will support remote working to broaden its geographical capacity for emerging food products and manufacturing techniques.
Phytelligence wilts away
Cowles-backed Phytelligence has lost its legal case with Washington State University, leaving the board with no option but to close its crop cultivation business.