Post Holdings led a $25m round for vegetarian meat brand Hungry Planet while Nium and Dataiku added to nine-figure funding totals.
Month: April 2021
Comcast’s decision to limit its corporate venturing unit
Almost six months on and the Comcast Ventures team has largely broken up and moved into new roles.
Rising Stars Q&A – Brandon Yahn, Convivialité Ventures
Q&A with Brandon Yahn, principal and head of US investments, Convivialité Ventures
Alan amasses $223m in series D funding
Exor has become the latest corporate investor in the online insurance provider, which already counts CNP Assurances as an investor and which is now valued at $1.7bn.
Razorpay cleaves $160m in series E round
The GMO and Mastercard-backed digital payment portal operator received its latest funding at a $3bn valuation and has now raised roughly $370m in total.
Druva draws in $147m
The NTT-backed cybersecurity software developer was valued at over $2bn in the round, which was led by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.
Waterdrop runs down to $100m IPO plans
The medical crowdfunding portal operator has filed to float in New York in an offering that would enable Meituan Dianping, Tencent and Swiss Re to exit.
Gyroscope gees itself up for US IPO
The Fosun-backed eye disease treatment developer has filed for a $100m initial public offering, having raised over $250m in funding in the past two years.
Zoom rushes to create $100m Apps Fund
The $100m vehicle will provide up to $2.5m for first investments, backing companies developing products that can boost the video communication app developer’s ecosystem.
CyberAgent spies third domestic fund
The internet company’s latest investment vehicle, CA Startups Internet Fund 3, is sized at $55.5m and will provide funding for Japan-based startups.
Oil & gas venturing in Q1 2021
Q1 analysis: Venturing deals still concentrated in non-core areas, more exits reported in the first quarter, average deal size dropped slightly
Lumicks leverages SoftBank to raise $93m
SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 has taken part in a series D round for Lumicks, which is developing single-molecule analysis technology.
FWD goes forward with Alpha Startups
The insurance group has joined 1337 Ventures for a pre-accelerator that will run twice a year, with the top two companies set to receive $36,500 each after a demo day.
Leveraging Honeywell’s tech to help startups
GCV spoke with Giancarlo Savini, who has recently left Shell Ventures and joined Honeywell Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of industrial product and software producer Honeywell.