The precision cancer therapy developer, which counts Sanofi as a significant shareholder, floated at the top of an upsized range and saw its price continue to rise post-IPO.
Month: February 2020
Flywire balances $120m with Simplee acquisition
Goldman Sachs led a round that valued Flywire at more than $1bn as the digital payment processor acquired American Express-backed Simplee.
Innovaccer ushers in $70m series C
Existing backer M12 reinvested in Innovaccer, pushing the total raised by the healthcare data management platform past the $120m mark.
Deep Instinct attracts $43m
LG and Nvidia have both contributed to a $43m series C round for cybersecurity technology provider Deep Instinct, which also disclosed HP and Samsung as existing investors.
EDF plugs into Pod Point in $130m deal
Legal & General increased its stake in the charging infrastructure operator to 23% while EDF purchased a majority share in a $130m deal.
Al Faisaliah aligns with Nuwa Capital
Conglomerate Al Faisaliah is anchor investor for the newly launched Nuwa Capital, which is reportedly seeking $100m for its final close.
Hollar attracts Five Below for acquisition
Comcast Ventures has exited Hollar in an acquisition by Five Below, which is reportedly set to shut down the budget e-commerce platform.
Grabwheels rolls on with $30m from Kymco
Grab’s electric scooter rental service has picked up a series A investment from motorcycle producer and new strategic partner Kymco.
Grupo Bimbo heats up accelerators
Grupo Bimbo has established a Latin American accelerator to join existing initiative Eleva Food Technology which will now focus completely on Mexico.
Salesforce Ventures homes in on Hosomura
Takuya Hosomura, previously a senior manager at Rakuten Capital, has joined fellow corporate venturing vehicle Salesforce Ventures as a principal.
Rimington primes herself for new role
Alix Rimington will lead Coca-Cola Amatil’s innovation subsidiary, Amatil X, which covers corporate venturing unit AX Ventures and accelerators Xcelerate and Amatil X Academy.
M12 alum Gopinath goes to B Capital
GCV Emerging Leader Rashmi Gopinath has departed from Microsoft’s corporate venturing unit after four years to join BCG-backed venture firm B Capital.
The future of venture is here
There has been a ton of announcements about governments, corporations, individuals and, basically, just about everyone, tackling climate change and the other issues identified by the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Essential reaches its end
Less than three years after raising money at a valuation of up to $1bn, Essential is shutting down after low sales of its alternative Android smartphone.