The Ideo, Bonnier, JR East, and Demand Analytics-backed urban farm owner has pulled in new equity and debt financing from existing investors.
Month: March 2021
Design Therapeutics decides to go public
SR One is line for an exit from the small-molecule therapy developer, which has raised $170m in venture funding in the past year.
Neophore negotiates $21m series B
Astellas Venture Management is among the new investors in the cancer immunotherapy developer, which was spun off by PhoreMost four years ago.
Quench Bio ends operations
Quench Bio will wind down after its protein target proved undruggable and will return capital to investors including AbbVie Ventures.
Xero zeroes in on Planday acquisition
Metro Group is among the shareholders set to exit the employee management platform developer in an acquisition by accounting technology producer Xero.
Innovusion detects $60m
Bertelsmann Asia Investments took part in a round reportedly valuing the lidar technology developer at $300m.
Allianz X adds $75m to WeLab
Allianz will collaborate on the development of new products with the digital financial services provider after supplying it with series C1 funding.
Eco gets $26m equity payment
Coinbase Ventures contributed to a round that lifted the digital wallet developer’s overall funding past the $35m mark.
#justsaynotofomo
#justsaynotofomo is a hashtag that has yet to take off fully but Michael Jackson’s latest post on European startups raising $20m with no deck shows “Silicon Valley really is a state of mind now.”
Rising Stars Q&A – Neda Blocho and David Li, Avanta Ventures
Q&A with Neda Blocho, principal and head of Studios, and David Li, principal, Avanta Ventures
IonQ signs up to $2bn reverse merger
Hyundai, Kia and existing investor GV are contributing to a $350 PIPE in support of a reverse takeover that will value the merged company at $2bn.
Starling makes $377m series D deposit
JTC Group-backed mobile financial services provider Starling Bank has reached a unicorn valuation with a $377m series D round led by Fidelity.
Olo sets $324m IPO goal
The PayPal-backed food ordering software provider is slated to raise between $228m and $324m after setting a range for its initial public offering.
Zhihu seeks route to public markets
Kuaishou, Tencent, Sogou, Baidu and Sunshine Life are in line to exit the online answer platform developer, valued above $3.4bn in its last funding round.