Salesforce Ventures returned to participate in a round that hiked DevOps technology provider Copado’s overall funding to $47m.
Month: June 2020
Ajinomoto finds formula for accelerator
The nutrition and biotechnology company is accepting applications for its five-month Ajinomoto Group Accelerator initiative, which is scheduled to begin in December.
JR East arrives at Startup Station
Rail operator JR East’s newly formed incubation hub has begun accepting membership applications from entrepreneurs.
SoftBank sparks Splyt’s series B round
American Express Ventures contributed to a $19.5m round for mobility integrator Splyt that was led by newly minted partner SoftBank.
Palantir calls in $500m from Sompo Holdings
Big data analysis provider Palantir has followed a $50m investment by Fujitsu with $500m from its partner in a Japanese joint venture.
Forma forces its way to $278m IPO
The Novartis and Eli Lilly-backed cancer and haematologic disease drug developer will go public today having expanded the size of its offering.
Repare reaches public markets with $220m
The targeted oncology drug developer, which counts Bristol Myers Squibb and Celgene as investors, is floating above its range in an upsized offering.
Orca Bio organises $192m series D
Kaiser Permanente contributed to a round that pushed the total raised by the ceullar cancer therapy developer to $300m.
Kangua canters to $149m IPO
Rabies and meningities vaccine producer Kanghua Biological, which counts Aokang and Tigermed as investors, has floated in its home country of China.
Copec sets stage for corporate venturing
The oil and gas producer’s Wind Ventures vehicle features ex-corporate venturers from Konica Minolta and GM Ventures, and has revealed its first portfolio companies.
Blued bids for $50m in US IPO
New World Development and China Mobile Games and Entertainment will have the chance to exit the Asia-based gay dating app developer.
Comcast sees Brightside in series A round
Comcast Ventures returned for a $35.1m round for the financial planning service that took place two years after it emerged from stealth.
Abacus Insights slides in $35m
The healthcare data integrator boosted its overall funding to $53m in a series B round led by Blue Venture Fund that included Echo Health Ventures.
Feigenbaum finds senior adviser role at SGE
Adam Feigenbaum has followed another ex-iCIMS executive, Colin Day, to Susquehanna Growth Equity where he has been hired in a similar position.