Q&A with Héctor Shibata Salazar, director of investments and portfolio, AC Ventures
Month: October 2021
Rigetti regulates $1.5bn reverse merger
The Bloomberg Beta-backed quantum chipmaker is joining forces with the publicly listed Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II.
Elemy elevates itself with $219m
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led autistic childcare platform developer Elemy’s latest round, which valued it at $1.15bn.
Honor hones $370m series E
Prosus Ventures has returned to back an equity and debt round for the homecare management platform developer secured at a $1.25bn valuation.
Zum drives to $130m series D
The student transport service secured backing from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and BMW i Ventures as it looks to fuel its expansion.
Lilac mines investors for $150m close
SK Materials, Presidio Ventures and BMW i Ventures were among the investors that helped the lithium mining process developer complete its series B round.
E-ctare harvests $120m capital commitment
The rural producer-focused digital credit provider is set to receive $120m from Conglomerado Alfa subsidiary Alfa Collab over three years.
Twin Health tracks $140m in series C
Helena backed Twin Health, the developer of a metabolic digital twin platform, in a round reportedly valuing it at $740m.
NeuroBlade processes $83m in series B funding
Intel, PSMC, UMC, Pegatron and Marubeni all chipped in for the artificial intelligence processor developer’s latest round, taking its total funding to over $110m.
The Mom Project attracts $80m
Citi and Silicon Valley Bank backed the recruitment platform for mothers in a series C round which brought the overall funding raised by the company to $116m.
GetSafe grows series B round to $93m
Swiss Re and CommerzVentures helped the digital insurer add $63m in series B funding which will be used to pursue its own insurance licence and boost European expansion.
iOmx identifies series B funding
M Ventures has returned to back the cancer therapeutics developer’s $75.5m round, five years after taking part in its series A.
Huboo fulfils $82m series B
Maersk Growth and Hearst Ventures returned for a follow up investment in the logistics provider, increasing its total funding to over $100m.
Aquant acquires $70m in series C round
Schneider Electric and Claltech were among the investors that took the automated customer service platform’s total funding to $110m.