Citi Ventures and Visa helped e-commerce services startup Cart.com raise $240m while SoftBank Vision Fund 2 took part in nine-figure rounds for Dewpoint and Platform Science.
Month: February 2022
TTTech Auto drives to $285m
Funding from Aptiv and existing investor Audi pushed the automated driving software provider’s valuation above $1bn.
Wag Labs agrees $350m reverse merger
The pet services provider is joining forces with CHW Acquisition Corporation at a valuation just over half that at which former backer SoftBank invested in 2018.
ICeye sees its way to $136m
BAE, Kojima Ventures and Services Group of America were among the investors in the radar imaging technology developer’s series D round, reportedly valuing it at above $1bn.
Daily Deal Round Up: February 3, 2022
Intel and Alibaba-backed database software producer MariaDB agreed a $672m reverse merger while predictive analytics provider Pecan AI was one of three GV investments.
SoftBank makes good on $1.35bn Cruise pledge
Cruise is set to receive the balance of the $2.25bn pledged by SoftBank Vision Fund in 2018 after commercially launching its autonomous taxi service in San Francisco.
Nuclera knocks up series B funding
E Ink participated in the $42.5m first tranche of the gene and protein-focused 3D printing technology developer’s latest round having worked with it on a digital microfluidic tool called eDrop.
Zero Acre Farms produces $37m round
The oil substitute technology developer is looking to disrupt vegetable oil supply chains with backing from Virgin Group.
Powerlist Q&A – Harrie Vollaard, Rabo Frontier Ventures
Q&A with Harrie Vollaard, managing director, Rabo Frontier Ventures
Dott and Superpedestrian accelerate to new funding
Citi and Sony helped Superpedestrian raise $125m while Dott boosted its latest round to $155m with help from Prosus, as the e-scooter sector looks to expansion.
Daily Deal Round Up: February 2, 2022
Constuction materials marketplace RenoRun’s $142m Schneider Electric-backed series B round headed up some large rounds for Canadian companies also including League and Ekona Power.
Loadsmart stacks up $200m
SoftBank, owner of a portfolio including logistics unicorns ShipBob and Flock Freight, led the freight management service’s latest round at a $1.3bn valuation.
Wayflyer bags $150m in series B round
Prosus Ventures invested in the e-commerce finance provider at a $1.6bn valuation, increasing its overall funding to over $236m.
Crunchr cracks funding with corporate help
Randstad and Nationale-Nederlanden took part in the workplace analytics platform developer’s latest round – both as existing investors, Crunchr confimed.