GoEasy is set to exit the instalment finance service in an acquisition by one of its peers, Affirm, having provided $25.5m in funding last year.
Month: December 2020
Anybotics annexes series A funding
Swisscom Ventures’ Digital Transformation Fund led a $22.5m round for the industrial robot developer, a spinout of ETH Zurich.
Campfire warms up with new funding
Base and Marui Group were among the investors in the crowdfunding service’s $28.8m series E round which, together with its series D, totalled $34.6m.
Hodinkee finds time to raise $40m
The online watch media and e-commerce platform secured the cash in a TCG-led round that also featured GV and LVMH Luxury Ventures
Canbridge catches $43m in series E
Returning investor Tigermed helped the cancer and rare disease therapy developer close a round that will support commercialisation of its Hunter syndrome drug.
LinkedCare lands series C2 round
So-Young International was among the investors in a $30.6m round for LinkedCare, a developer of medical clinic management software.
Analysis: Salesforce acquires Slack in $27.7bn deal
Cloud-based enterprise software producer Salesforce agreed to acquire Slack, the US-based publicly listed communication platform which previously counted telecoms firm SoftBank, internet conglomerate Alphabet and media group Comcast among its backers.
GoSecure locks down $35m
Tbhe cybersecurity software provider, which counts SAP, Bank of Montreal, Singtel, NTT Docomo and Siemens, has now raised at least $111m in total.
FineMems mines Softbank for series D funding
SoftBank China Capital’s investment in a $30.6m round for the sensor manufacturer follows on from previous rounds backed by SIG China.
EclecticIQ selects investors for $24m series C
KPN Ventures reinvested in the cyber intelligence platform developer as part of a round that pushed its overall funding past $55m.
HRBrain manages fresh funding
Eight Roads Ventures Japan has led a $12.5m round for the employee performance management software provider, investing alongside AG Capital, Dai-ichi Life, SCSK and SMBC Venture Capital.
Mixi makes space for Entertainment Fund
The internet company’s $28.9m vehicle will target digitalisation technology developers focusing on the live entertainment industry.
Central Garden and Pet sets up $20m fund
Jon Balousek is heading up the garden and pet supplies retailer’s newly formed Central Ventures subsidiary.
Poland’s Totalizator set ups fund with FFVC
Totalizator Sportowy set up the $26.8m fund with the support of state-backed fund of funds PFR Ventures and the National Centre for Research and Development