SoftBank Vision Fund has followd up an $800m investment in the business lender in May with another $655m, at a valuation of almost $4bn.
Month: October 2019
Vacasa cases investors for $319m
Silver Lake led a $319m round for the Assurant-backed holiday home rental platform at a valuation exceeding $1bn, with the cash to go to expanding its property services.
Lizhi leans into $100m IPO
Xiaomi is set to achieve an exit after audio content platform Lizhi filed for an initial public offering in the US that is slated to raise up to $100m.
Airbnb validates Tiqets’ $60m series C
The tourism ticketing platform has received $60m in a round led by Airbnb that brought its funding to more than $105m altogether.
Galera to clear up to $80m in IPO
The Novo and Novartis-backed company, which is developing drugs to make radiotherapy less harmful, is set to raise between $70m and $80m.
Prophesee points to $28m in funding
Existing backer Robert Bosch Venture Capital chipped in as machine vision technology producer Prophesee closed a round that took its total funding to $68m.
TDHX totals series C round
ZTE contributed to the second of series C and C-plus rounds disclosed by the industrial control system provider that totalled about $28m.
Current sweeps away $20m
CMFG Ventures was among the participants in a round that increased the total raised by the mobile banking app developer to $45m.
GPW looks for manager for CVC fund
The Polish stock exchange operator is seeking a general manager for a corporate venturing vehicle it is in the process of forming.
MSW plans second Brazil-focused fund
MSW, which secured Microsoft, Qualcomm Ventures, Banco Votorantim, Bayer, BB Seguros, Grupo Algar and AgeRio for its first fund, is targeting $24m.
Tagra jumps aboard JSW
Capital18 alumnus Sachin Tagra has been hired by fellow corporate venturing unit JSW Ventures as it looks to close its second fund.
Accenture Ventures upgrades Greenstreet in Europe
Accenture’s corporate venturing unit has promoted Ladi Greenstreet to oversee its strategic investments in Europe.
Estevez Latasa leaves Next47 for Iris Capital
Following almost 10 years in corporate venturing at Siemens, Itziar Estevez Latasa has taken a partner position at venture firm Iris Capital.
Walmart develops with Green Dot
Walmart, a US-based retailer, has expanded its existing relationship with financial services provider Green Dot to create an accelerator for the intersection of retail and consumer financial services. The accelerator, Tailfin Labs, will help startups develop products built on top of Green Dot’s banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform. Steve Streit, founder and CEO of Green Dot, said: “The combination… Continue reading Walmart develops with Green Dot