The Hearst Ventures-backed 3D printing marketplace has been acquired by its digital manufacturing services peer Proto Labs in a deal potentially worth $330m.
Month: January 2021
Vera wraps up $80m series C
Vera has picked up series C cash from investors including GV and Alexandria Venture Investments to help progress its Merck Group-licensed autoimmune disease drug candidate through clinical trials.
APX reaches $67m fund summit
The early-stage investor backed by Porsche and Axel Springer now has $67m under management and will aim to add some 130 companies to its portfolio by 2022.
BlueNalu reels in $60m debt financing
Rich Products, Thai Union and OurCrowd have participated in a new round of convertible note financing for BlueNalu, which is developing lab-grown seafood products.
KeraCel prints $14m in series A round
Musashi Seimitsu Industry has led a round that will support development of a proof-of-concept for KeraCel’s 3D printing technology.
Aerobotics adds series B funding
Naspers Foundry led a $17m round for Aerobotics, a developer of tree-health monitoring technology, having invested last May.
Balance and diversity on show with the rising stars
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021: #1 Malin Carlström
The Top 10: #1 Malin Carlström, head of ventures, ABB Electrification
Positive energy districts and neighbourhoods
People moving less and using digital communication tools creates different challenges for real estate investors.
The GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021: Contents
The Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards profiles the industry’s top 50 people who have entered the industry in about the past five years with aplomb and notable success.
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021: #2 Anil Achyuta
The Top 10: #2 Anil Achyuta, investment director, TDK Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021: #3 Jaclyn Kossmann and Saewook Lee
The Top 10: #3 Jaclyn Kossmann and Saewook Lee, senior investment managers, Applied Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021: #4 Xin Ma
The Top 10: #4 Xin Ma, managing director of Asia platform, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021: #5 Banafsheh Fathieh
The Top 10: # 5 Banafsheh Fathieh, principal, Prosus Ventures