INM-backed Truphone pulled in $37.8m at a $517m valuation as it prepares to focus on developing its embeddable SIM technology.
Month: April 2020
SilverCloud sizzles with $16m series B
MemorialCare Innovation Fund led a series B round featuring UnityPoint Health Ventures and OSF Ventures, taking SilverCloud’s total funding past $30m.
Corigin Ventures corrals $36m for second fund
Corigin’s property and consumer technology-focused venture capital arm has closed its second fund and hired Aubrie Pagano in a partner position.
Kargo unpacks $31m in series A funding
Coca-Cola Amatil contributed to a round that followed $7.6m disclosed when the freight services startup emerged from stealth last year.
CVC down in Q1 in turbulent market
Quarterly data report: Q1 2020
Zhonhen Electric powers up Ningde Zhixiang
Electric scooter battery rental service Ningde Zhixiang raised $28.3m from Zhonhen Electric 10 months after being founded with $145m.
Coronavirus effect bites in March
Monthly data report: March 2020
Element Science factors in $145m series C
What do you do after you have launched a spinout that has raised venture capital from illustrious backers such as pharmaceutical firm Novo, care provider Kaiser Permanente and medical device manufacturer St Jude Medical, and successfully gone public through a $107m initial public offering?
Spain sprints to ecosystem collaboration
Innovative region: Spain
Redesigning venture capital: the challenge
Comment from Dominic Hofstetter, director of capital and investment, Climate-KIC
Mach49 growth incubator is changing how corporates work with startups
Comment from Paul Holland, managing director and venture capitalist-in-residence, Mach49
KoinWorks mints $20m round
Triodos Bank, Credit Saison and EV Growth took part in a $20m equity and debt round for the Bank Mandiri and Gunung Sewu-backed online lending marketplace.
Sustainable startups should consider CVC first
Comment from Deborah de Lange, associate professor, global management studies, Ryerson University
Investing in innovation: Partnerships, acquisitions and corporate venturing
Comment from Bernd Gross, chief technology officer, Software AG