A consortium of 15 startups were chosen to take part in the first edition of the internet technology group’s regional accelerator scheme, which will run until November this year.
Month: August 2020
Bloomage blossoms with $1.43bn investment vehicle
The diversified group has teamed up with asset manager Alan AMC for an investment vehicle with a $1.43bn ceiling, targeting culture and sports startups.
Epic announces $1.78bn in funding
The $250m investment made by Sony in July was rolled into the Fortnite developer’s latest round, which valued it at $17.3bn post-money.
Freeline reaches public markets in $159m IPO
Gene therapy developer Freeline Therapeutics priced an upsized offering at the top of its range following $275m in funding from investors including Novo.
Sight Diagnostics draws $71m
Koch Industries and CK Hutchison both participated in a series D round that pushed the medical imaging system developer’s total funding to more than $124m.
Taysha takes $95m in series B round
The CNS disease drug developer has raised funding in a GV-backed round just four months after it emerged from stealth with $30m.
Ginger flavours $50m series D
The mental healthcare app developer boosted its overall funding to $120m in a round that included Cigna Ventures and Kaiser Permanente Ventures.
PandaDoc packs in another $30m
M12 returned to reinvest in the document automation software provider to help it increase its overall funding to $55m.
Censys seizes series A funding
Seed investor GV co-led a $15.5m round for the internet-of-things security technology provider that will go to expanding headcount.
StreetLight Data cruises to $15m series D
The Engie and Deutsche Telekom-backed transit data analytics provider took its overall funding past the $40m mark in its latest round.
Silverfort strikes series B gold
The identity authentication software developer took $30m in a round that attracted existing backer Singtel Innov8 and new investor Citi Ventures.
Palmetto shades series B with $29m
Evergy Ventures and Shell Ventures contributed to the latest round for clean energy equipment and energy management software provider Palmetto.
RPA Holdings arranges Open Ventures vehicle
The robotics and automation technology producer formerly known as Open Associates has launched an investment arm to invest in AI and IoT startups.
Wejo raises new funds
The GM-backed transport data provider has added $13.1m in a round led by existing investor DIP Capital and backed by the UK’s Future Fund.