Coinbase Ventures, Razer’s zVentures unit, Samsung Venture Investment and Scopely were among the investors that took part in a $50m tranche to help the mobile game publisher close its latest round.
Month: July 2021
Sirnaomics secures $105m in series E
Sirnaomics, which counts Walvax Bio, China Resources Group and Charoen Pokphand Group as existing investors, has raised series E funding to advance its drug development activities.
SparkCognition arcs to Maana acquisition
Accenture, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, General Electric, Intel, Shell and Saudi Aramco have all exited the operations management software provider in a purchase by SparkCognition.
Winzo wins $65m in series C funding
The FinAdvantage-backed gaming platform developer has now raised $90m in total, Hike having exited the company earlier this year.
Squirrel AI gathers series C1 funding
SIG returned to reinvest in the online education platform developer, which achieved unicorn status three years ago.
Peanut launches StartHer fund
The social networking platform operator unveiled a $300,000 micro fund targeting female entrepreneurs and other underrepresented startup founders.
Analysis: Didi hails $4.4bn in US IPO
The China-based ride hailing service company debuted in an upsized $4.44bn IPO, giving potential exits to several corporate backers that are among some of its largest external shareholders.
Burr to pilot JetBlue Technology Ventures
JetBlue Technology Ventures has appointed Amy Burr as successor to previous president Bonny Simi, who has transitioned into an advisory role.
Daily Deal Round Up: July 2, 2021
GV helped geometric search technology developer Physna raise $56m while multiple corporates took part in a round nearly doubling study app developer Mathpresso’s total funding to $105m.
Robinhood arrows for initial public offering
Alphabet and Roc Nation are in line for exits as the online trading platform operator prepares for a flotation potentially valuing it at $40bn.
Kitopi consumes $415m in series C funding
The cloud kitchen platform developer closed a series C round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 that pulled its valuation past the $1bn mark.
Olive collects $400m at $4bn valuation
The healthcare management software developer, previously backed by GV and Ascension Ventures, has taken its overall funding past $900m.
SoftBank backs Mercado Bitcoin with $200m
SoftBank has supplied the entirety of the cryptocurrency exchange operator’s series B round, which valued its parent company 2TM Group at $2.1bn.
Licious tastes $192m in series F round
Bertelsmann India Investments has returned to back the online fish and meat vendor in a round led by Temasek that more than doubled its valuation.