Groupe ADP and existing investor Airbus Ventures kicked in funds as the transport management platform boosted its total funding to more than $16m.
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OpenSignal picks up $8m
UK-based mobile connectivity analytics provider OpenSignal has raised $8m in an oversubscribed series B round featuring subsidiaries of mobile chipset maker Qualcomm and publisher O’Reilly Media. Qualcomm Ventures and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures were joined by Octopus Ventures, which led the round, and fellow venture capital firm Passion Capital. OpenSignal’s platform evaluates the speed and quality… Continue reading OpenSignal picks up $8m
Corporates fill Fauna’s $25m series A round
The database technology developer has secured GV, Capital One, Line, NHN Entertainment and Naver as investors in its series A round.
Edianzu installs $32m in series C round
A fund affiliated with payment processor Lakala has invested in IT and office equipment supplier Edianzu in a round that took its total funding to almost $80m.
News round up 26 March 2018
Skyroam reaches Delta in $20m series C Delta Electronics Capital contributed to a Jafco Asia-led series C round that took the wifi hotspot technology provider’s total funding past the $50m mark. Fundraising Seventure admits Adisseo to latest fund Adisseo is the cornerstone investor in a Seventure Partners fund that has reached a first close of… Continue reading News round up 26 March 2018
Google goes for Lytro acquisition
Qualcomm, Huayi Brothers and Foxconn are set to exit the light-field imaging technology developer in a deal reportedly worth between $25m and $40m.
Blackmore picks up corporates for $18m round
BMW i Ventures led the lidar sensor developer’s series B round, which also featured another corporate venturing unit, Toyota AI Ventures.
Seventure admits Adisseo to latest fund
Adisseo is the cornerstone investor in a Seventure Partners fund that has reached a first close of almost $30m.
Alexa Fund helps distribute $10m to Rachio
US-based smart sprinkler developer Rachio has secured $10m in series B capital from investors including Alexa Fund, a unit set up by e-commerce and home technology firm Amazon. The round also featured investment firm Eastside Partners and growth equity firm Bonaventure Capital. It increased the company’s total financing to at least $20m, including $430,000 in… Continue reading Alexa Fund helps distribute $10m to Rachio
Corporates gather around Fireside
Fireside Ventures has closed a $52.3m fund backed by corporate limited partners Unilever, ITC, RP-Sanjiv Goenka, Hero Enterprise and Emami.
AllyO brings $14m on board
Randstad Innovation Fund and Gradient Ventures are among the investors in the recruitment automation platform, which has just emerged from stealth.
Pairwise reaps $25m in series A round
Monsanto Growth Ventures has co-led the first round disclosed by Pairwise Plants, an agricultural gene-editing startup helmed by an ex-Monsanto vice-president.
Breed Reply taps Europe for two
Reply’s internet-of-things fund has invested in rounds for energy intelligence technology developer Metron and temperature analysis startup Tag Sensors totalling $5.3m.
Phlur fills up with Symrise funding
Fragrance and flavourings producer Symrise led the first close of a $6m series A round for US-based fragrance retailer Phlur on Monday sized at $2.5m, according to a regulatory filing. Founded in 2015, Phlur has created a range of premium fragrances made with environmentally sustainable ingredients that it sells through its e-commerce platform. It donates… Continue reading Phlur fills up with Symrise funding