Qualcomm Ventures contributed to a series E round that boosted the endpoint cybersecurity software provider’s post-money valuation to $1.1bn.
Month: February 2020
Facebook enrols in Unacademy’s $110m series E
The online exam preparation service was reportedly valued at $400m in a $110m round featuring Facebook that lifted its total funding to $199m.
Yimi Dida unboxes $143m
The Prologis and GLP-backed delivery service has pulled in series D-plus funding from unnamed investors and will use the cash to upgrade its trucks and distribution hubs.
Canbridge packages $98m series D round
WuXi AppTec has co-led a $98m series D round for China-focused drug developer Canbridge Pharmaceuticals that also featured fellow corporate Tigermed.
Imara introduces IPO filing
The sickle cell disease drug developer, which is backed by Pfizer Ventures and Lundbeckfonden Ventures, has filed for an $86.3m IPO.
Univercells absorbs KKR financing
KKR’s Gamma Biosciences platform has committed $54.1m in financing to a new subsidiary of Univercells, whose existing investors include Takeda.
Leyaoyao makes the leap to series C stage
Tencent participated in a $21.5m round for the IoT management software provider, which has now raised about $65m altogether.
Digital Turbine recruits Mobile Posse
SoftBank is set to exit the mobile content discovery platform in an acquisition by Digital Turbine that is reportedly priced at $66m.
Google goes for Japanese accelerator participants
The Alphabet startup accelerator has revealed nine AI-focused startup companies that will join the first cohort at its Tokyo campus.
UltraSense touches base with $20m series B
Touch-based user interface developer UltraSense secured the cash in a Robert Bosch-led round with contributions from Asahi Kasei and Sony.
Slowdown continues through January
Monthly data report: January 2020
The best is yet to come
There is something about living in 2020 that has a certain air of the future about it in a way that even 2000 did not.
African ecosystem expands
2019 was the year of awakening for many African scenes.
Talent and capital keys to Silicon success
Intel Capital’s Nick Washburn and Hyundai Cradle’s John Suh on California’s tech ecosystem