The Telefónica subsidiary has bought cyber risk consultancy and software producer Govertis having previously invested through subsidiary ElevenPaths.
Month: August 2020
Ant Group’s unusual focus
The size of financial services firm Ant Group’s planned flotation will be enormous if it succeeds in raising anywhere near the reported $30bn it is targeting from selling stock in Hong Kong and Shanghai at a valuation of some $250bn.
Boryung forms digital health fund
The pharmaceutical company has committed $840,000 to Boryung D:HealthCovery, which will work with accelerator Invention Lab.
Ant Group advances to IPO filings
Alibaba’s financial services spinoff has officially filed for a dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong that could potentially raise $30bn.
Palantir reveals filing for direct listing
The Sompo, Fujitsu and Relx-backed data miner, which has raised some $2.7bn in venture funding, has chosen the New York Stock Exchange to list its shares.
Lyra Health rings in $110m series D
Mental health benefits provider Lyra Health once again secured funding from Providence Ventures, as part of a round that pushed its valuation to $1.1bn.
Mural raises $118m more
Corporate venturing units Slack Fund and Gradient Ventures contributed to a series B round that increased the online whiteboard developer’s total funding to about $143m.
Yumanity and Proteostasis pursue reverse merger
Yumanity Therapeutics will take over Nasdaq-listed Proteostasis in a reverse merger after raising more than $100m from investors including Biogen, Merck & Co, Pfizer and Sanofi.
Redis Labs heads to $100m series F
The database software provider advanced its valuation past the $1bn mark in a round featuring returning backer Dell Technologies Capital.
Metacrine sets off for $100m IPO
Gastrointestinal and liver disease-focused Metacrine has filed to go public having raised $125m from investors including Eli Lilly.
One Drop reaches series C round
The chronic disease management platform has raised $34.7m in a round led by Bayer, which is also supplying up to $64m in development and milestone payments.
Mastercard fulfils IfOnly purchase
Hyatt, Sotheby’s, Digital Garage, American Express and Advance Publications exited experience marketplace IfOnly in an acquistion by fellow investor Mastercard in January.
SugarCRM notches up Node acquisition
CRM forecasting software provider Node has been purchased having raised $37m from investors including MS&AD Insurance, Gree, Recruit and JetBlue.
ComSovereign tacks on Fastback
Juniper Networks has exited wireless communications technology developer Fastback in a $14m acquisition that follows at least $55m in funding.