Q&A with Jennifer Diedrichs, investment manager, EnBW New Ventures
Month: May 2021
TiEcon 2021
I was super honoured and excited to hear first hand Roland Manger, co-founder and partner at venture capital firm Earlybird, in the prep call before Saturday’s Tiecon keynote.
Roivant engineers $7.3bn reverse takeover
Dexxon, SoftBank and Sumitomo Dainippon-backed medical company builder Roivant Sciences will get a public listing through the transaction.
Allianz helps Wealthsimple garner $610m
Returning investor Allianz X helped the digital investment service provider nearly quadruple its valuation to nearly $4.1bn in seven months.
Oxford Nanopore orchestrates $270m round
Nikon contributed to a $270m round valuing the DNA sequencing eqiupment producer at $3.4bn as it prepares to pursue a public listing.
Investors put $300m in Capsule
The Virgin-backed online pharmacy services provider was valued above $1bn in a round that boosted its overall funding to $570m.
Sonder sends out $2.2bn reverse merger plans
The Lennar-backed accommodation provider will take a Nasdaq listing having previously raised $530m, and was valued at $1.3bn as of June 2020.
JE Dunn helps Prescient construct $190m round
The digital architecture and construction platform developer has closed a $190m round co-led by existing corporate investor JE Dunn.
Ximalaya broadcasts IPO filing
The Tencent and SIG China-backed podcasting app developer, valued at $3.5bn three years ago, has filed for a US initial public offering.
Werewolf Therapeutics hunts $120m in IPO
The Taiho and UPMC-backed cancer biotherapeutics developer priced its shares in the middle of their range in its initial public offering.
Mobvista wins Reyun in $232m deal
Fosun is set to exit the mobile data-monitoring platform developer in an acqusition by Mobvista that will follow $36m of funding.
Atlassian plans second programme for in-house incubator
Point A will enable Atlassian’s employees to receive funding and guidance to develop new additions to its product range.
PosiGen powers series D up to $60m
Exelon-backed solar and energy efficiency equipment provider PosiGen has added $27m to a first tranche closed in December.
Raccoon scurries to LaunchPad Fund
The e-commerce and B2B financial services firm has provided $920,000 for Infinity Ventures’ early-stage vehicle, representing roughly a tenth of its capital.