Cerebral, Robotic Research, ABclonal Technology, Ola and RainMed Medical all pulled in nine-figure rounds, the first two featuring SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Month: December 2021
Nubank nabs $2.6bn in IPO
Corporate-backed digital banking platform operator Nu Holdings priced its offering at the top of its range in New York, representing the first Brazil-originated flotation in three months.
Powerlist Q&A – John Banta, Blue Venture Fund
Q&A with John Banta, president and managing director, Blue Venture Fund
Lydia fills up with $100m
The mobile banking platform developer’s latest round, co-led by Tencent, is the latest in a busy 2021 for the French tech sector.
GV gees up Freenome’s $300m series D
The cancer diagnostics technology developer raised $300m from investors also including Kaiser Permanente, Intermountain, Novartis and Roche, but its machine learning model points to where GV is increasingly active.
Tencent makes Tyme in $180m series B
Tyme has taken funding from Tencent and CDC to close a series B round highlighting the appeal of digital banking in emerging markets.
Twilio twigs to $50m investment vehicle
The customer engagement software provider’s Twilio Ventures unit is the latest SaaS-focused corporate VC fund, following recent initiatives by Hubspot and Zoom.
Every curates $175m series C round
The animal-free protein producer formerly known as Clara Foods secured the cash from investors including Prosus Ventures, bringing its overall funding to $233m.
TrueNorth picks up $50m
Flexport is among the latest investors in the trucking management platform developer, a week after it backed TrueNorth peer CloudTruck.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 8, 2021
Incode and Odyssey Therapeutics each secured over $200m while Alvotech Holdings, BenevolentAI and Tomorrow.io have agreed reverse mergers at unicorn valuations.
Genesys generates $580m in Zoom-backed round
Salesforce Ventures led a round valuing the customer engagement software company at $21bn while Zoom continued to grow its corporate venturing bonafides.
Whydah wins $25m to push play-to-earn gaming
Play-to-earn funding continues to roll in, with the Vietnam-based game developer raising money from investors including Good Guild, Mask Network and KardiaChain.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 7, 2021
Professional education provider Platzi pulled in $60m through a Prosus-led round while e-commerce software producer Marketplacer took in $38m from investors including Salesforce Ventures.
Binance and Animoca Brands form $200m fund
Already active in blockchain gaming investment, the corporates are teaming up to accelerate the monetisation of the sector.