Optum Ventures returned to invest in the telehealth software developer’s series A round, which was led by Venrock.
Month: February 2021
HashKey helps LongHash Ventures unlock $15m
Wanxiang’s HashKey Capital vehicle is among the backers for the blockchain accelerator’s venture capital fund.
Asahi Kasei kicks off China investment fund
The chemicals and materials conglomerate’s regional vehicle will back IoT and automotive startups in China, having already committed to a local growth fund.
Coconala concocts IPO plans
Adways, Fidelity, Nissay Capital, Opt, SMBC Venture Capital and Voyage Ventures are all set to exit the C2C skills marketplace operator in an offering on TSE’s Mothers Market.
Symend secures $43m
The Telus Ventures-backed debt recovery software provider has secured over $100m in total, Inovia Capital having led its series B-plus round.
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Horizon Robotics prises $350m from investors
Several automotive manufacturers backed a series C3 round taking the AI chip developer’s funding to $900m in the past two months.
Matterport manages $2.9bn reverse merger agreement
The CBRE, Ericsson, AMD, News Corp, PTC and Qualcomm-backed spatial modelling technology provider will list on the Nasdaq Capital Market through the deal.
Hyzon Motors signs on for reverse merger
Total is set to score an exit from the fuel cell vehicle developer just four months on from its investment, through a reverse merger that will value Hyzon at $2.1bn once the deal closes.
Hyperconnect meets Match in $1.73bn deal
SoftBank will exit social video app developer Hyperconnect roughly six years after it took part in an $8.6m series A round.
Waresix stores $74m in series B funding
Oko Markets was among the backers in a $1.9m close of the logistics technology developer’s series B round, which already included Emtek, EV Growth and SoftBank Ventures Asia.
Clear queues up $100m round
Liberty Media, Union Square Hospitality and the NFL are the latest corporate investors to back the identity verification technology provider.
Highview Power ups latest round to $70m
Sumitomo Heavy Industries invested $46m in the energy storage system developer through a round that included Janus Continental Group and TSK.
Astia marshals Mastercard for $100m fund
Female-focused venture firm Astia has secured Mastercard as lead investor for its recently-launched early-stage fund.