JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank all reinvested in AccessFintech, creator of a financial data exchange.
Month: October 2020
Readcoor agrees to $350m acquisition
Eli Lilly will exit the genetic sequencing system provider in a cash-and-share acquisition by 10x Genomics that followed $50m in funding.
Cimpress seizes 99designs in acquisition deal
Recruit has exited creative services marketplace 99designs in a purchase of undisclosed size by Vistaprint parent Cimpress.
Birkhofer humps to DivcoWest home
Birkhofer had been a board observer for three portfolio companies during his stint at corporate venture capital vehicle Prologis Ventures.
Grubmarket sells investors on $60m round
The series D round included Digital Garage and reportedly valued the food distribution platform between $400m and $500m.
Via drives into Fleetonomy acquisition
Porsche Ventures has exited fleet management technology provider Fleetonomy through a purchase by Via, hot off $200m in series E funding.
Kiyo Learning gets IPO qualification
The online employee and further education provider is set to list on TSE’s Mothers Market, allowing Freebit, Matching Service Japan, MyNavi and Will Group to exit.
Powerlist Q&A – Arvind Purushotham, Citi Ventures
Q&A with Arvind Purushotham, global head of venture investing, Citi Ventures
MyoKardia causes Sanofi hearts to flutter
UK-based pharmaceuticals company Bristol-Myers Squibb has said it would acquire heart disease specialist MyoKardia for $13.1bn in cash, or $225 per share.
Deliveroo develops 2021 IPO plan
The food delivery service reportedly expects to achieve a valuation of more than $2.6bn when it floats, having secured permission for Amazon to invest earlier this year.
Sistema seeks $175m for second Asia Fund
The Sistema-sponsored venture firm is considering expanding from a $120m first fund to raising between $150m and $175m for its second vehicle.
Kavak takes $1.15bn valuation
The second-hand vehicle marketplace achieved the valuation in a round co-led by SoftBank that pushed its overall funding to $400m.
Tanium tallies up $150m
The cybersecurity platform developer has followed an investment by Salesforce in June with $150m in new funding at a valuation topping $9bn.
Hinova handles $147m for series C
Tigermed and Sinopharm-CICC contributed to a round that will support clinical testing for Hinova’s pipeline of cancer and metabolic disease candidates.