The payment technology provider backed by Stripe raised a series E round, which will be used to further develop its offering, strengthen its network capabilities and accelerate its growth.
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Moderne Ventures closes second fund on $200m
The fund received commitments from real estate firms Greystar, Realogy, AvalonBay Communities, Camden Property Trust, JBG Smith and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.
OfBusiness collects $160m series E
SoftBank helped the raw materials procurement company secure $160m in a series E round, which will finance its acquisition strategy.
T-Knife secures $110m in series B
The developer of T-cell receptor therapies backed by Boehringer Ingelheim raised a series B round which will be used to boost its manufacturing capacity and advance its pipeline of candidates.
Exo captures $220m in series C
The ultrasound imaging technology developer backed by multiple corporates has completed a series C round that brought its overall funding to $320m.
VNLife banks $250m in series B round
SoftBank and PayPal helped the payments platform raise a series B round, which will be used to further boost the expansion of its digital ecosystem.
Algolia inputs $150m at a $2.25bn valuation
Salesforce and Twilio backed the API platform developer in a series D round led by Lone Pine Capital, bringing its overall funding to $315m.
Deep Genomics taps SoftBank in $180m round
SoftBank and Alexandria Real Estate Equities helped the Bloomberg-backed genetic medicine developer raise series C funding to further expand its pipeline of RNA therapies.
At-Bay captures $185m at $1.35bn valuation
Microsoft and Munich Re helped the cybersecurity insurance platform developer complete a series D round which took its overall funding to $272m.
Pendo reaches $2.6bn valuation in $150m series F
The Salesforce-backed digital marketing technology provider received the cash in a round led by B Capital Group that brought its overall funding past the $350m mark.
GCV Digital Forum 2021: Best practices for raising a second fund
TDK Ventures closed its sophomore fund on $150m in April 2021.
GCV Digital Forum 2021: M&A, exits and rising trends across the market
Alex McCracken, managing director at Silicon Valley Bank’s UK branch, provided an overview of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, exit routes and emerging trends across the market at the GCV Digital Forum 2021. As McCracken underlined, activity has been buoyant in the last year, often driven by an increasing presence of corporate investors. A rising… Continue reading GCV Digital Forum 2021: M&A, exits and rising trends across the market
GCV Digital Forum 2021: Amazon’s innovation strategy
Paul Misener, senior vice-president for global innovation policy and communications at Amazon, speaking at the GCV Digital Forum 2021 described how being obsessed over customers instead of competitors is the key to Amazon’s innovation strategy. “Our invention machine relies very heavily on customer sessions, where we figure out what the customer can get out of… Continue reading GCV Digital Forum 2021: Amazon’s innovation strategy
GCV Digital Forum 2021: How innovation and syndication have strengthened the healthcare sector
Jennifer Friel-Goldstein, managing partner for life science and healthcare practice at SVB Capital, and Christopher Picariello, president of Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, discussed how innovation is fuelling the growth of the healthcare sector at the GCV Digital Forum 2021. “At Johnson & Johnson Innovation our ultimate mission is to identify the best ideas… Continue reading GCV Digital Forum 2021: How innovation and syndication have strengthened the healthcare sector