Alphabet, Citi and Wells Fargo were among the investors in digital notary services provider Notarize, in a round valuing it at $760m.
Month: March 2021
Ikena strikes with $125m IPO
Bristol Myers Squibb has scored an exit from oncology therapy deveoper Ikena, whose share priced doubled on its first day of trading.
Allianz gets a piece of Pie in $118m round
The workers compensation provider completed a series C round co-led by Allianz X and backed by existing investor SiriusPoint.
Corporates help FourKites fly to $100m round
Qualcomm Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital and Zebra Technologies all took part in the shipping software tool provider’s latest round, which was led by Thomas H Lee Partners.
Leyden Labs lays out series A details
GV led the first disclosed round for the anti-viral nasal spray developer, investing $47.2m together with F-Prime Capital, Casdin Capital and Brook Byers.
Kevin Jacques leaves Visa Ventures
Jacques, who joined the unit in 2017, has been hired as a partner at investment firm Cota Capital’s Fintech Fund.
Firework goes off with $55m
Sumitomo and Asahi contributed to a series A round that will support the expansion of the video storytelling platform developer in India.
BBG bags $50m for third fund
Verizon Ventures was the first limited partner for the female-focused venture firm’s new fund, while Nordstrom is also a limited partner.
Nextblue nets corporates for first fund
Marui Group, Q’sfix and Giftee have contributed to a $13.7m first close that represents half of the fund’s target for its final close.
Plaid picks five for accelerator
Global Data Consortium, Guidefi, OfColor, Walnut and Zeta are the first startups to be chosen for FinRise, which targets underrepresented founders in tech.
Analysis: ACV Auctions floats in $416m IPO
The SoftBank-backed automotive e-commerce platform developer ACV Auctions has gone public in an IPO. The company is part of the vehicle marketplace space which has seen much attention from corporate venture investors.
Banks manage new Meniga funding
UniCredit, Swedbank, Groupe BPCE and Íslandsbanki contributed to an $11.8m round that took the banking software provider’s total funding past $55m.
Corporate venturing deal net: 22-26 March 2021
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Avanti gets corporate aid to raise $37m
Coinbase, Banca del Ceresio, ECMC and SIG were among the participants in a series A round that took the digital asset banking startup’s total funding to $44m.