Monex featured in a $17.7m round for Securrency to help the blockchain technology developer take its total funding to $20m.
Month: January 2020
NBE Therapeutics entices Boehringer for $22m series C
The cancer antibody drug conjugate developer secured the return of Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund ahead of early clinical trials on its lead candidate.
Frasers Property adjusts JustCo stake upwards
Frasers Property has expanded its share of the co-working space operator to 22.2% by acquiring $12.4m of additional stock in a secondary share purchase.
Ark sets sail from SCB Digital Ventures
Managing director Paul Ark is departing from Siam Commercial Bank after overseeing its SCB Digital Ventures unit for nearly four years.
Porch picks up series C funding
Lowe’s-backed home improvement services portal Porch has raised $20.6m of a targeted $37m according to a regulatory filing.
Empirico executes $17m series A-2 round
The round included a $10m investment by Ionis Pharmaceuticals which was provided as part of a collaboration agreement.
Corporate venturing deal net: 6-10 January 2020
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Aver keeps $27m series C appointment
Cox Enterprises joined returning investors Hearst and Heritage Group in the medical payment service provider’s latest round, which took its overall funding to more than $50m.
Ant Financial feeds $150m to Zomato
The funding will make up part of a round expected to close at $500m in the next two months and valued the food listings and ordering platform at $3bn.
Sisense secures $100m
Access Industries invested in the data simplification software producer as part of a round that lifted its overall funding to $300m and its valuation above $1bn.
Bounce makes a splash to raise $97m
Qualcomm Ventures took part in a series D round that hiked the valuation of the electric scooter rental service from $250m to $450m.
PayU to pick up PaySense
PayU will acquire 80% of portfolio company PaySense at a $185m valuation and is channelling $200m of investment into the online lender.
Transcenta Holding traps $100m
Lilly Asia Ventures took part in a series B-plus round that marks the first for biopharmaceutical company Transcenta Holding, formed through the merger of two of the corporate’s portfolio companies.
Adagene advances with $69m series D
WuXi AppTec and New World Development-backed Adagene has now raised $155m in total, as it takes its first cancer immunotherapy through clinical testing.