Lilly Asia Ventures returned for a series C round that pushed the cancer immunotherapy developer’s overall funding to the $260m mark.
Month: May 2021
Corporates take care of Medically Home with $100m
Medically Home received the funding from Kaiser Permanente and Mayo Clinic, both of which are already using its home care technology.
Bloks constructs $93m series B
The children’s educational product developer secured $93m in a round co-led by Legend Capital, which had also co-led its December series A.
Bluestar shoots to $70m series C
Pancreatic cancer test developer Bluestar Genomics has raised $70m from investors including Pathology Asia Holdings.
SiMa sees its way to $80m
Dell Technologies Capital returned for a series B round in which the machine learning technology developer hiked its overall funding to $120m.
Daily Deal Round Up: May 13, 2021
Short-term accommodation provider Cohabs secured more than $70m in a round led by AG Real Estate, while Stampli, Impress and Tarana Wireless each raised $50m.
Emerging Leaders Q&A – Tony Tung, Gobi Partners
Q&A with Tony Tung, managing director, Gobi Partners and Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund
SoftBank swells Vision Fund 2 to $30bn
SoftBank committed the extra capital as it announced huge paper profits for the investments made through its two Vision Funds.
WeRide reaches series C at $3.3bn valuation
The SenseTime, Nvidia, Johnson Electric and Yutong-backed driverless vehicle technology provider said it has secured hundreds of millions of dollars.
Bird lands on $2.3bn reverse merger
Simon Ventures-backed electric scooter rental service Bird is getting a New York Stock Exchange listing through the merger with Switchback II Corporation.
Inari looks to grow with $208m
Alexandria Venture Investments has returned to take part in the seed technology developer’s series D round at a $1.2bn valuation, helping to take its total funding to $352m.
LVMH helps make Lyst in $85m round
LVMH has reinvested in the fashion e-commerce platform developer at a $700m valuation, pushing its overall funding past the $200m mark.
Aetion activates $110m series C
The health data analytics provider counts Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Amgen, Sanofi, UCB Pharma and Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey as earlier investors.
Huobi hauls up $100m for corporate venturing
The digital currency exchange platform will fund early-stage companies, decentralised finance projects, NFTs and mergers and acquisitions through Huobi Ventures.