ICI Ishii Sports led a $10.9m round for the mountaineering community app developer that also featured Morinaga and Company, Japan Asia Group, SRL and several banks.
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Like Chuxing cruises to $20m
The car sharing initiative received the funding from investors including Legend Capital across two rounds that will soon be joined by a third.
Ola prepares to help Vogo shift gears
The scooter rental service is set to raise up to $7m in a round co-led by Ola, Stellaris Venture Partners and Matrix Partners India.
Nominet logs onto Cylon accelerator
Internet domain suffix operator Nominet will provide financial support for the UK branch of cybersecurity accelerator Cylon as part of a strategic partnership that will run until December 2020. Cylon will also receive in-kind support from Nominet as part of the deal. The accelerator’s other corporate partners include energy company Innogy, defence systems manufacturer BAE… Continue reading Nominet logs onto Cylon accelerator
Chernin Group picks Parsley in $10m round
Parsley Health added Chernin Group to its investors in a series A round that will fund hiring as the healthcare services provider prepares to expand.
Airway clears path to $11m series B
Lung disease therapy developer Airway Therapeutics, a Cincinnati Children’s Hospital spinoff, has now raised more than $22m in total.
News round up 23 April 2018
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6sense roots out ZenIQ
Salesforce Ventures has exited ZenIQ through an acquisition by 6Sense, after co-leading a $4.6m round for the company last year.
Corporates identify Element for $12m series A
BCA, BRI and Telkom Indonesia all invested in the biometric identification software developer, whose early backers include Recruit and Sinar Mas.
News round up 16 April 2018
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Samba TV samples Liberty Global investment
Liberty Global has invested $7.5m to close the TV data provider’s $37.5m series B round, which includes MDC Partners, Interpublic, A+E and Time Warner.
Karamba rakes in $10m
The Liberty Mutual, Sumitomo and Asgent-backed automotive cybersecurity technology developer’s overall funding stands at $27m.
Nutrino feels $8m glow
Nielsen Ventures was among the participants as the nutritional data platform completed a series A round to boost its overall funding to $10m.
Axa’s CVC unit becomes Axa Venture Partners
Insurance group Axa’s corporate venturing arm, Axa Strategic Ventures, renamed itself Axa Venture Partners on Tuesday. Axa Venture Partners manages $450m of assets and has participated in 32 deals since it launched in 2016. Its priority areas include enterprise software and digital health, as well as insurance, financial and consumer technologies. The rebranding follows the… Continue reading Axa’s CVC unit becomes Axa Venture Partners