GV has participated in a $41.9m series B extension for the birth control delivery service, which increased the round’s size to $92.9m.
Month: June 2021
Riding the wave of innovation: How to partner effectively with pharma companies
The covid-19 vaccine has proven beyond a doubt that biopharmaceutical innovation can be spectacularly rapid and life-changing. What made it possible and how do we replicate its success?
Celebrating 100 years of innovation
Doctors Will Morris and Akhil Saklecha talk with Chris Coburn, the founding executive director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations and chief innovation officer at Mass General Brigham
Serving one mission
Healthcare Q2 2021 supplement editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Arnost gets added to Verizon Ventures roster
Tom Arnost had worked on merger and acquisition deals for Verizon before formally joining the corporate’s VC subsidiary last month.
Daily Deal Round Up: June 16, 2021
Bitwise Asset Management completed a $70m round backed by Coinbase at a $500m-plus valuation, while luxury goods wholesaler Joor raised $46m to take its overall funding to $81m.
Chinese exit returns mount up
The number of venture deals in China rose 56% in the first quarter from a year earlier, the fourth consecutive quarter of rising activity, as startups pulled in RMB354bn ($55bn) in investment, according to data provider ITjuzi reported by the Financial Times.
ApplyBoard approves $308m in funding
The ETS-backed international study services provider secured the capital in a series D round valuing it at $3.2bn post-money.
Thumbtack drums up $275m
CapitalG helped the domestic services marketplace almost double its valuation to $3.2bn in a round that boosted its total funding to nearly $700m.
Yaoshibang hangs up $270m
Baidu contributed to a round pushing the medication supply platform developer’s overall funding near to the $500m mark.
Lyra Health lands $200m
The Providence and Castlight Health-backed mental health services provider has closed its second funding round of the year, reportedly valuing it at $4.6bn.
10x Future Technologies adds $187m in funding
The banking software producer has received $187m of series C capital from investors including Nationwide, Ping An and Westpac at a reported $700m valuation.
Solid Power hardens reverse takeover details
The solid-state battery maker will get a Nasdaq listing through the deal, which follows $161m in funding from investors including Ford, BMW, Sanoh, Hyundai, A123, Samsung and Solvay.
Iterable integrates $200m of series E funding
The marketing platform developer was valued at $2bn in a series E round backed by DTCP and existing investor Capital One Ventures.