The Economist this week has a nice interview with Satya Nadella, CEO of US-listed software provider Microsoft, and the company’s upwards valuation under his leadership.
Month: October 2020
Scopely scoots to $340m series E
The Advance, Take-Two Interactive and Chernin Group-backed mobile game publisher increased its valuation to $3.3bn and its total funding to approximately $900m.
Legend Capital caps Fund VIII at $500m
Unnamed corporate investors were among the participants as Legend Holdings’ venture capital spinoff closed its latest fund.
Exact to execute Thrive Earlier Detection acquisition
Blue Venture Fund will exit the cancer diagnostics technology startup in a purchase by another of its investors, Exact Sciences, that could reach $2.15bn.
TTP goes Autohome for $168m
Autohome returned to agree a $168m investment in the automotive auction platform two years after buying a $100m convertible bond.
Tencent drives investment into ChinaRoad
Tencent has supplied $29.8m for ChinaRoad, developer of a parking app that has collected 50 million users.
Honor takes care of $140m series D
Prosus Ventures was among the investors as the home care services provider boosted its overall funding to $255m.
ABM Respiratory breathes in series A cash
Advanced MedTech co-led a $10.3m round for the ventilator and respiratory aid developer with Seeds Capital.
Signaturit welcomes Providence
Banco Sabadell looks likely to have exited the digital signature software provider after Providence Equity Partners bought a majority stake.
Intuitive introduces $100m corporate venturing vehicle
The surgical technology provider has formed a strategic investment fund that has co-led a series A round for KēlaHealth.
Eightfold brings in $125m
Capital One Ventures participated in a series D round that valued the recruitment management software provider at $1bn.
FreshToHome delivers $121m series C
Allana Group helped the fresh food delivery service push its overall funding past the $160m mark as it sees sales substantially rise.
Public markets to get a taste of Creema
The handcrafted product marketplace is set to list on TSE’s Mothers Market in a late November offering that will enable Globis, Japan Post, KDDI, Mitsui Fudosan, Mixi, SMBC and SBI to exit.
Human API zooms to $20m
Human API, a developer of health data management software, secured $20m in a series C round led by Samsung Ventures that included Allianz, Scor, CNO Financial and Guardian Life.