The endocrine disease treatment developer pushed its overall funding past $160m in a round featuring Novo, Sham and Mass General Brigham.
Month: September 2021
SmartNews parcels up $230m in funding
The Japan Post, Mixi and Gree-backed news curator hiked its valuation to $2bn in a series F round it said pushed its total funding to $400m.
Keenon Robotics rolls to $200m series D
SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 led a round for the service robot developer that also fetaured Saudi Aramco’s Prosperity7 Ventures vehicle.
Timee takes in series D funding
Itochu and KDDI Open Innovation Fund have backed a $48.5m round which took the employee recruitment platform developer’s total equity and debt financing to over $82m.
NeoCRM nets $70m
Undisclosed investors supplied the cash for the Tencent-backed CRM platform developer – also known as Xiaoshouyi – two years after its $120m series E round.
Abingworth absorbs AbbVie Ventures director
Former AbbVie Ventures director and life sciences specialist Jay Cui has taken up a principal position at Abingworth.
Daily Deal Round Up: September 16, 2021
Immutable, Abra and Francis Medical have all raised more than $50m, while MAZ Systems has been acquired by Zype.
Prenetics tests out $1.25bn reverse merger
Alibaba and Ping An-backed genetic testing services provider Prenetics will hold a reverse merger at a $1.25bn valuation, securing $120m in Pipe financing.
SoftBank delivers for Sendcloud’s $177m series C
SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 led a round to feed the fulfilment platform’s expansion plans.
Arcadia powers up $100m series D
Mitsui USA-backed Arcadia is aiming to drive growth with series D funding co-led by Tiger Global and Drawdown Fund.
Stord puts away $90m in series D
Lineage re-upped it’s investments into the logistics company, bringing its total funding up to $205m.
LinkedIn launches accelerator and fund
LinkedIn is trying to build a network of content creators on its platform through an accelerator programme and $25m fund.
Powerlist Q&A – Girish Nadkarni, TotalEnergies Ventures
Q&A with Girish Nadkarni, president, TotalEnergies Ventures
MPL wins $150m round
Mobile Premier League has pushed its valuation to $2.3bn, though none of its corporate backers elected to return for the latest round.