Hanwha Investment & Securities led a series B round for the payment software producer that also featured SoftBank Ventures Asia and SK Networks.
Month: December 2020
Piala powers up corporate venturing unit
The advertising services provider’s first fund is raising up to $14.5m and will operate on a geography-agnostic basis, targeting startups in the health, beauty and food sectors.
ByteDance looks to break $180bn valuation
The SoftBank-backed TikTok and Toutiao owner is reportedly raising $2bn in a round that will be co-led by KKR and Sequoia Capital.
JD.com buys into Xingsheng Youxuan with $700m
Tencent-backed group buying platform developer Xingsheng Youxuan has formed a strategic collaboration with JD.com in lower-tier cities.
AbCellera accomplishes $483m initial public offering
The Eli Lilly-backed antibody discovery platform developer’s shares opened at more than three times their IPO price to net it a valuation topping $15bn.
Stratasys locates Origin for $100m acquisition
TDK Ventures has scored an exit after 3D printing technology developer Origin after Stratasys agreed to buy it in a deal that could reach $100m.
DataRobot updates series F to $320m
Snowflake, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Salesforce Ventures helped the enterprise AI platform developer hit a $2.8bn valuation.
Tink links to corporates to raise $103m
Poste Italiane, PayPal, ABN Amro and BNP Paribas all took part in a round valuing the open banking software provider at $825m.
Uber drives $75m Joby Aviation investment
The ride hailing service has sold its Uber Elevate subsidiary to urban aircraft developer and portfolio company Joby alongside a new $75m investment.
Coinbase bets on Bitso in $62m round
Corporate venturing unit Coinbase Ventures backed the Latin American crypto trading platform developer, which counts Monex and Ripple as earlier investors.
Calm coalesces $75m into series C round
This latest funding round for the CAA-backed meditation app developer doubled its valuation to $2bn and brought its total funding to $217m.
Analysis: DoorDash goes public in $3.37bn IPO
The company priced an upsized IPO nearly doubling its valuation six months ago. It is part of a the food delivery space which was given a boost by the pandemic.
Credit Saison creates impact fund
The payment services provider’s Saison Ventures unit will oversee the microfinance initiative, which is targeting Southeast Asia.
Ajinomoto gets a taste of first cohort
Coloridoh, Ellie, Hakken, Greenspoon, TechMagic and Lyxis will all join the five-month programme overseen by Ajinomoto Group Accelerator powered by 01Booster.