The number of rounds and dollars raised by female-founded, US-based companies fell to 2016 levels, according to data provider PitchBook.
Month: October 2020
Getaround grabs $140m in series E round
Car sharing platform developer Getaround has now raised nearly $600m altogether, SoftBank Vision Fund having returned for its series E funding.
Livekindly Collective gathers $135m
Griffith Foods helped plant-based food and media group Livekindly Collective increase its funding this year to $335m.
Codiak BioSciences cracks IPO code
The Alexandria Real Estate Equities-backed oncology therapy developer is floating in the middle of its range to raise $82.5m in its initial public offering.
Snapdocs snatches $60m
DocuSign came on board as an investor in a series C round led by Y Combinator Continuity that lifted the digital mortgage software provider’s total funding to at least $100m.
Cedilla sucks in series B funds
Eli Lilly participated in a $57.6m round that will support the identification and preclinical development of Cedilla’s first two small molecule product candidates.
Astroscale clears $51m series E
The satellite clearance equipment developer has closed a round backed by Hulic, I-Net and Shimizu to take its total funding to $191m.
Alkira gets $54m series B allocation
The networking technology startup increased its overall funding to $76m in a round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and backed by GV.
Datavant dials corporates for $40m series B
Roivant Sciences, Cigna Ventures and Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC helped push the healthcare data exchange’s overall funding to $83m.
Ninjacart puts away $30m
Corporates Walmart and Flipkart have renewed their commitment to the fresh produce distribution marketplace after initially striking up a strategic collaboration late last year.
Kakehashi takes home fresh funding
Sony Innovation Fund by IGV and Salesforce Ventures have contributed to a $17.1m round for the medical technology developer, bringing its overall funding to roughly $50m.
Corporates light up Illusive’s $24m series B1
Cisco, Microsoft and Citi all returned to lift cybersecurity technology provider Illusive Networks’ total funding to $54m.
Salesforce flips Qatalog to series A round
Salesforce Ventures participated in a $15m round for workplace collaboration tool developer Qatalog.
Accurics accumulates $20m
Intel Capital led the cybersecurity software developer’s series A round, which boosted its overall funding to $20m.