The SoftBank-backed biological analysis technology provider priced its shares above its range and will likely close the offering at $449m.
Month: September 2019
Corporates give foodtech developers Fresh Start
Tnuva and Tempo Beverages have teamed up with OurCrowd and Finistere Ventures to launch a foodtech incubator called Fresh Start with an expected $284m in funding.
Trifacta wrangles $100m
Telstra, NTT Docomo, BMW, Google, Infosys and ABN Amro were among nearly a dozen investors that helped bring the data sorting platform’s overall funding to $224m.
Corporates jolt Volta Charging’s series C to $100m
SK E&S, Invenergy and Schneider Electric helpeed add $20m to the latest round for EV charging network Volta Charging, which includes a $44m debt facility.
GV helps Snyk snatch $70m
Open source software debugging platform Snyk boosted its overall funding to $102m in a round co-led by existing investor GV.
Hu shoots to JD.com
Jason Hu, who held executive roles at Cathay Capital and CDH Investments for more than a decade, has joined JD.com as head of strategic investment.
Glance glides out of InMobi with $45m
InMobi-owned mobile lockscreen content publisher Glance has secured external funding from Mithril Capital Management, which has also taken a board seat.
McRock Capital makes first close for second fund
Limited partners including Cisco Investments and Shell have helped McRock Fund II achieve a $60.9m close, putting it 80% of the way to its target.
Marketing Architects builds corporate venturing unit
The advertising agency has set up Zoomworks Ventures to back marketing and advertising technology startups and has already made its first three investments.
Insilico seals $37m series B
Lilly Asia Ventures and Baidu Ventures chipped in as part of the latest round for WuXi AppTec-backed drug discovery platform developer Insilico Medicine.
Dill leaves Statkraft for season at EIP
Energy Impact Ventures has hired Matthias Dill, formerly a managing director at Statkraft Ventures, in a managing partner position.
Repsol sets up impact fund
The oil and gas company is setting up a $55.5m impact fund that will be overseen by Luis Casado Padilla, formerly a director at its corporate venturing fund.
Syte finds room for series B funding
E-commerce search technology developer Syte secured $21.5m from its existing investors, which included Line, Naver and the corporate-backed KDC Ventures.
Anokion knocks up $40m series B
Novartis and Novo helped provide $40m for the autoimmune disease therapy developer that supported its acquisition of joint venture Kanyos Bio.