February 2020 – Page 13

Carbon Relay receives Insight with $65m investment

The app optimisation platform developer has added $65m from Insight Partners to the Foxconn-backed series A it raised early last year.

Vezeeta eases into $40m series D

Gulf Capital led a round that boosted the Crescent Enterprises-backed medical booking platform’s total funding to more than $63m.

Shippeo receives series B funding delivery

The shipping analytics platform developer secured $21.8m in a round led by NGP Capital, bringing its overall funding above $35m.

Hasenjäger bids goodbye to VNG

Tobias Hasenjäger has departed from his position as senior investment manager for energy utility VNG’s investment arm, after two years.

Williams fills role at National Futures Association

NFA has hired Matthew Williams, formerly director of market structure and strategic investments at CME Ventures, in a managing director role.

Schrödinger shuts IPO at $232m

Drug and materials development software provider Schrödinger has capped a successful initial public offering at more than $232m.

Geopointe joins forces with LevelEleven

Salesforce-backed sales motivation software developer LevelEleven is merging with fellow Ascent Group portfolio company Geopointe.

Rebel Foods prepares $150m feast

The Gojek and Sistema-backed cloud kitchen operator is seeking between $100m and $150m at a $1bn valuation, nearly double the valuation it fetched just six months ago.

Iora Health ignites $126m round

Cox Enterprises formed part of a consortium that provided $126m for Iora Health, a healthcare provider whose investors also include Humana and General Electric.

Brandless ends operations

Affordable e-commerce platform Brandless is closing its doors, having been valued at $500m in a round backed by SoftBank Vision Fund and GV.

Etix Everywhere heads to Vantage point for acquisition

Keppel has exited data centre operator Etix Everywhere, which has been acquired as part of Vantage Data Centers’ $2bn European expansion.

Thévenon threads a path out of SoftBank

David Thévenon, who led some of the biggest investments from SoftBank and its Vision Fund over the past five years, has left for Balderton Capital.

Carta to compete in corporate venturing

Carta Ventures will invest in startups developing technology of strategic interest to its parent, which is preparing for the launch of a trading platform later this year.

Stilla stacks up series B funding

Illumina Ventures returned to reinvest in a $21.8m round for the DNA-analysis system developer having led its series A round in 2018.