Canon, Dai Nippon Printing, Gree, Hakuhodo DY, Marui, Mixi, Mizuho, Nihon Unisys, Oriental Land and Tokyu Fudosan all contributed to the venture firm’s $76.3m second fund.
Month: October 2020
Replicated steps to series B with $25m
Alphabet spinoff Plexo Capital was among the participants for the software management platform developer’s latest round.
Minna-Denryoku electrifies with pre-series C funding
DIP Labor Force Solution and Marui have participated in a $14.3m round for the blockchain-powered electricity marketplace also called MinDen, lifting its total funding to nearly $29m.
Atos takes SEC Consult under its wing
Cybersecurity consulting services provider SEC Consult has agreed to be purchased in a deal that will allow Swisscom Ventures to exit.
MercadoLibre strolls into Pier’s latest round
The insurance app developer pulled in $14.5m through a Monashees-led round that included Mercado Libre’s Meli Fund.
Powerlist Q&A – Oreoluwa Adeyemi, HSBC Strategic Innovation Investments
Q&A with Ore Adeyemi, managing director and head, HSBC SII
Fundraising complements
History rarely repeats, but it does rhyme.
NTTVC enters with $500m fund
Telecommunications firm NTT is partnering venture capitalist Vab Goel on a venture firm that just co-led a series B round for wireless technology provider Celona.
SmartSens picks up $225m
The image sensor provider’s latest round was led by Xiaomi Changing Industrial Fund and backed by Lenovo Capital, Wingtech Technology and Transsion Holdings.
ECarx pulls into $194m series A
The in-car electronics technology provider closed a series A round led by strategic partner Baidu that also featured SIG Asia.
Legend Star shines with $118m fund close
Parent company Legend Holdings contributed 25% of the total as early-stage investment arm Legend Star closed its fourth renminbi-denominated fund.
Scorpion escapes stealth with $108m
The small molecule cancer drug developer has launched with series A funding from investors including Partners HealthCare Innovation.
Taxmantra stacks up $100m for ProfitBoard
ProfitBoard Ventures, a vehicle for the tax and legal services provider, is expected to invest $100m in technology developers by mid-2022.
Globus absorbs Synoste
Evonik and Mectalent have exited the bone implant developer in an acquisition by Globus Medical that follows nearly $12m in funding.