Shanghai Jin Jiang and Legend Capital could hypothetically lose out, after a letter from SoftBank raised doubts over an agreed $3bn share tender.
Month: March 2020
Sigilon signs off on series B funding
Eli Lilly took part in an $80.3m round that pushed chronic illness drug developer Sigilon Therapeutics’ overall funding to nearly $200m.
Eureka celebrates $45m series E round
Strategic partner Lyell Immunopharma led a $45m round for Eureka Therapeutics, which will use the money to advance a pipeline that includes a treatment for liver cancer.
Circle Pharma rings up $45m
Existing backer ShangPharma reinvested in a series B round for the Pfizer-backed macrocyclic peptide drug developer.
Qingzhu crowns eight-figure series B round
Meituan Dianping’s budget hotel spinoff has secured an eight-figure dollar sum, in a round co-led by Sofina Group and GGV Capital.
Oura attracts $28m in series B funding
Google unit Gradient Ventures and Square have taken part in a $28m round for Oura, the developer of a wearable sleep tracker.
Genvid monetises $33m series B round
Huya, NTT Docomo Ventures and Samsung Ventures have provided a $6m extension for the livestreaming monetisation platform’s latest round.
H Visions identifies series C investors
The industrial management platform developer, which counts Zhongyeda Group as an early investor, pulled in $14.2m through a round led by Jiafu Asset Management.
Quit Genius quickens pace to $11m
Wayra-backed Quit Genius has secured series A funding as it prepares to add alcohol and drug options to its digital smoking and vaping cessation products.
Fiserv takes Bypass
Point-of-sale system developer Bypass Mobile has been acquired for an undisclosed amount having raised at least $3.5m from backers including eBay and AEG.
Deepgram tips the scales to raise $12m
SAP.io and existing investor Nvidia both contributed as the speech recognition technology developer nabbed funding in a series A round.
Pi Labs locks in $3.1m
Real estate fund manager Revcap provided $3.1m for accelerator and early-stage investor Pi Labs’ latest fund, sized at $23m as of earlier this month.
Grab syncs in Singaporean accelerator
Grab is piloting an edition of its Vietnam-facing accelerator Grab Ventures Ignite in Singapore with two startups aiming to enter the Vietnamese market.
Berg Earth forages corporate venturing vehicle
The Japan-based plant seedling producer’s $4.7m Farm to Table Fund will invest in food and agritech startups to support the food supply chain.