Takeda Ventures converted debt financing into equity through the genetic medicine developer’s latest round, which was led by strategic partner AnGes.
Month: January 2020
Wong finds sweet deal at Honeywell
Honeywell has appointed a new director of ventures, John Wong, who has experience in corporate development and strategy with an IoT and wireless technology focus at InterDigital, GE and SoftBank.
Tencent leads Lydia’s series B round
Mobile payment technology provider Lydia took its total funding to $73m in a $44.5m round that also attracted CNP Assurances, with the cash to fund European expansion.
SpinLaunch turns to existing investors for $35m
GV and Airbus Ventures returned for a round that lifted the kinetic-energy launch technology developer’s total funding to $80m.
Gathered Foods nets $32m
Greenleaf Foods invested $5m in the fish substitute producer as part of a series B round that included General Mills’ corporate venturing subsidiary, 301.
ActionIQ packs $32m into series C round
Cisco reportedly took part in a round that boosted the overall funding for the Shutterstock-backed enterprise data management platform to $75m.
6sense picks up $40m
Salesforce Ventures-backed sales intelligence software developer 6sense has raised more than $105m altogether, Insight Partners having provided its series C financing.
Telefónica tears it up with Teravoz exit
Voice communication technology provider Teravoz has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Twilio, allowing Telefónica subsidiary Wayra Brasil to exit with a 30-times return.
Insurify covers series A with $23m raise
Hearst Ventures joined existing investors MassMutual Ventures and Nationwide Ventures as the insurance comparison platform took its total funding to nearly $30m.
Joby ascends with $590m
The aerial electric taxi developer increased its overall funding to $720m in a series C round led by a $394m investment from Toyota.
UPMC Enterprises to deploy $1bn
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s investment and innovation arm has allocated $1bn to drug development funding over the next four years.
Apple expends $200m on Xnor.ai acquisition
The edge computing technology developer has reportedly been purchased by Apple after raising less than $15m from backers including NGP Capital.
OneConnect upgrades IPO to $347m
Ping An’s financial technology spinoff, which also counts SoftBank Vision Fund and SBI as shareholders, has sold an additional $35.2m in shares in the offering.
Zinier fields investors for $90m series C
Zinier took its overall funding to $120m in a round that included returning investor Qualcomm Ventures, with the cash to go to international growth and product development.