Applications are open for Shogakukan and ShoPro’s accelerator scheme, co-run by 01Booster, which will focus on education, entertainment and health technology.
Month: June 2020
Xinyi IT zips to series A-plus round
Existing investor Septwolves returned as the IoT semiconductor maker secured about $28m that will fuel research and development.
Planck banks on corporates to raise $16m
New investors HDI and Nationwide Ventures took part in a series B round that boosted the total raised by the insurance underwriting technology developer to $28m.
Shifting gears in times of crisis
Comment from Andrea Course, venture principal, Shell
Tongcheng Life produces $200m series C
LY.com’s group buying grocery spinoff raised the money in a Joyy-led round also backed by existing investors including Bertelsmann Asia Investments and Legend Capital.
Axa helps NS8 net $123m
The fraud prevention software provider closed a series A round co-led by Axa Venture Partners that will support international growth and product development.
Johnson & Johnson takes Cue to $100m
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC returned for Cue Health’s $100m series C round as the medical diagnostics system developer seeks regulatory approval for its Covid-19 test.
JW Therapeutics jets to $100m series B
The cancer immunotherapy developer’s latest round included pharmaceutical producers and co-founders Juno Therapeutics and WuXi AppTec.
Autobahn leads way to $76m series B
The CNS disorder drug developer has launched with $76m from investors including Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer Ventures.
PatientPing packs up $60m
GV co-led a series C round for the healthcare collaboration service together with F-Prime Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Transformation Capital, taking its overall funding past $101m.
Mancando manages series B close
The Legend Capital-backed auto parts e-commerce marketplace boosted its total funding to $110m in a $56.6m round led by Huaxing Growth Capital Fund.
Blue Like an Orange closes $200m Fund
Axa, BNP Paribas Cardif, CNP Assurances and SG Insurance have backed the investment firm’s first regional vehicle, which has already deployed $80m.
Vision Fund to see out 15% job cuts
SoftBank Investment Advisers, which manages SoftBank’s Vision Fund, is reportedly going to have its 500-strong staff reduced by about 15%.
Trip.com embarks on corporate venturing
The owner of online travel platforms Ctrip, Skyscanner and Qunar, has committed $14.1m to its in-house investment fund, Xiecheng Entrepreneurship Investment Company.