M&A
Matchmaking platform Tawkify has acquired S’More, the US-based creator of a dating app with blurred profile photos for an undisclosed amount, enabling dating services group Dating Group to exit. The company had raised $3.2m as of a $2.1m round in 2021.
Website personalisation platform Trbo has paid an undisclosed sum to buy Germany-based conversational commerce software provider Chatchamp, providing an exit for media group Axel Springer. Chatchamp graduated from the corporate’s Axel Springer Plug and Play Accelerator in 2018.
Emirates Telecommunications Group, the telecoms firm also known as E&, has purchased ServiceMarket, a UAE-based home services marketplace backed by real estate developer Emaar Properties, in a deal sized at up to AED81m ($22m). Emaar and venture capital firm AddVenture provided $4m for the company in a 2018 round that doubled its total funding to $8m.
Divestment
Ecommerce firm Alibaba has sold its remaining stake in One97 Communications, the India-based owner of digital payment platform Paytm, for $167m according to a stock exchange filing. The shares equate to a stake sized at about 3%.
Funding
US-based managed detection and response technology developer Deepwatch has raised $180m from investors including Splunk Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of software provider Splunk. The corporate was joined in the round by Vista Credit Partners and Springcoast Capital Partners.
| Company | Company description | Sector | Country | Round | Round size($m) | Deal date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-Zero | Indoor disinfection technology producer | Industrial | US | C | 105 | 17/02/2023 | Qualcomm (Qualcomm Ventures), Mayo Clinic; Bank of Montreal (BMO Financial Group), Upfront Ventures, DBL Partners, World Innovation Lab, Bedrock Capital, SOSV, John Doerr |
| Zylo | Enterprise SaaS tool management platform | IT | US | C | 36.5 (updated) | 16/02/2023 | MassMutual (MassMutual Ventures), Coupa Software (Coupa Ventures); Baird Capital, Spring Lake Equity Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, High Alpha |
| Sirclo | Online shop building platform | Services | Indonesia | N/A | 30 | 16/02/2023 | Traveloka, Sinar Mas Land (LivingLab Ventures), Sinar Mas (Sinar Mas Digital Ventures) (co-lead); East Ventures (co-lead), Saratoga Investama Sedaya |
| Axena Health | Female pelvic health-focused medical device manufacturer | Healthcare | US | A | 25 | 16/02/2023 | Axa (Axa Investment Managers) |
| Naked Insurance | Diversified insurance policy aggregator | Financial | South Africa | B | 17 | 15/02/2023 | Hollard Insurance, Yellowwoods, DEG; International Finance Corporation (lead) |
| Unisers | Particle monitoring technology provider for semiconductor manufacturing | IT | Switzerland | Seed | 14 | 17/02/2023 | Intel (Intel Capital) (lead), Merck Group (M Ventures), RAG-Stiftung (RSBG Ventures), Swisscom (Swisscom Ventures) |
| Telltale | Narrative video game publisher | Media | US | A | 8 | 16/02/2023 | Skybound Entertainment; Hiro Capital (lead) |
| Axion Ray | Data tracking software producer | IT | US | Seed | 7.5 | 15/02/2023 | Boeing; Inspired (co-lead), Amplo (co-lead), Tinicum Venture Partners |
| Planetarians | Plant-based meat substitute producer | Consumer | US | Seed | 6.4 (updated) | 16/02/2023 | Anheuser-Busch InBev (ZX Ventures), Barilla Group (BLU1877); Mindrock Capital, Traction Club Partners, Techstars, SOSV, Techstars, The Yield Lab, unnamed angel investors |
| Stelo Labs | Web3 security technology provider | IT | US | Seed | 6 | 16/02/2023 | Opensea (Opensea Ventures); Andreessen Horowitz (A16z Crypto) (lead), First Round Capital, Chainforest, BoxGroup, Pear VC, Homebrew, Louis Beryl, Sabrina Hahn, Dylan Field, Dan Romero, Gokul Rajaram, Lenny Rachitsky, unnamed other angel investors |
| Sikoia | Client onboarding and risk evaluation platform | IT | UK | Seed | 6 | 16/02/2023 | MassMutual (MassMutual Ventures) (lead); Coalition Capital, Earlybird, Seedcamp |
| Rivet Work | Developer of construction contractor management software | IT | US | Seed | 5.6 | 14/02/2023 | Ideal Industries; Defy Ventures (lead), Brian Lee, Nick Bulcao, Augment Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, unnamed angel investors |
| Goose | Insurance policy aggregator | Financial | Canada | A | 4 | 16/02/2023 | Axis Insurance Managers (lead); Impression Ventures, Real Ventures, ManchesterStory Group |
| FreshBus | Inter-city electric bus service | Transport | India | Seed | 3.1 | 16/02/2023 | Ixigo |
| Salsa | Web3 messaging platform | Services | N/A | Pre-seed | 2 | 16/02/2023 | Ideo (Ideo CoLab VC) (co-lead); Inflection.xyz (co-lead), Temasek (Superscrypt), Nader Al-Naji, Liam Horne, Dan Romero, Balaji Srinivasan, Henri Stern, Khan Tasinga, Patricio Worthalter, Gmoney |
| Organic Rice Design | Developer of robotic weed control system for organic rice crops | Industrial | Japan | A | 1.5 | 17/02/2023 | Nanto Bank (Nanto Capital Partners); Agri-Invest |
| Virtual Arts | Creator of street dance tournament app DanceFight | Media | US | N/A | N/A | 16/02/2023 | Animoca Brands (Animoca Brands Japan) |
| FuzzyBot | Video game studio | Media | US | N/A | N/A | 16/02/2023 | Loaded; Dreamhaven, Lirik, Gaingels |
| Interim Diagnostic Imaging | Rental service for medical imaging equipment | Healthcare | US | N/A | N/A | 16/02/2023 | Modular Devices |
