The BeeEdge accelerator, formed by Panasonic and Scrum Ventures, will launch startups based on underutilised Panasonic technologies.
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Guanghe Xinzhi chalks up $19m
Tencent and Legend Capital provided the series C funding, which followed a $14.5m round for the online education provider 10 months ago.
Cullgen collects up to $15m from GNI
US-based drug discovery platform developer Cullgen has secured a seed commitment of up to $15m from life sciences research and development firm GNI Group. Cullgen is developing a drug discovery platform that works by stopping deterioration in the ubiquitin-proteasome system, a process responsible for cell growth, migration, signalling and death. The company will initially concentrate… Continue reading Cullgen collects up to $15m from GNI
Giga trades Experian for Ericsson
Asif Giga has taken an investment director position at Ericsson Ventures having come from another corporate venturing unit, Experian Ventures.
First Access to entertain startups
First Access Entertainment has turned to angel investor Simon Tikhman for a fund that will invest in businesses with the potential to satisfy the youth demographic.
Edgybees captures seed funding
Motorola Solutions Venture Capital and Verizon Ventures helped the augmented reality video software developer secure $5.5m.
NAB helps cement BrickX’s $7m series A
Australia-based property investment platform BrickX has secured A$9m ($7m) in a series A round backed by NAB Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of banking group National Australia Bank (NAB). The contribution adds to an undisclosed amount of series A funding supplied by Reinventure, the venture capital firm sponsored by another of Australia’s ‘big four’ banks, Westpac,… Continue reading NAB helps cement BrickX’s $7m series A
Qualcomm books into Ingresse
Existing investor Qualcomm Ventures has contributed to a $6.2m round for the online ticketing platform that will support partnerships and acquisitions.
Shanhuishou recovers series A funding
Smartphone maker Xiaomi has participated in a $15.7m round for the electronics recycling service that included Shunwei Capital.
AgFunder seeds investment arm
Agricultural technology media, data and investment platform AgFunder is moving into direct corporate venturing.
Volvo turns the key on investment fund
Volvo Cars Tech Fund will support developers of technology such as AI, electric vehicles and charging, autonomous driving and digital mobility.
CureApp attends to $14m
Itochu Technology Ventures, Dai-ichi Life, Saison Ventures, Mizuho Capital and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital have all invested in the medical access app developer.
Humax unloads $20m of funding for FleetUp
Humax’s chief strategy officer, Albert Son, has been appointed CEO of trucking telematics technology provider FleetUp alongside the $20m investment.
Startups board JD.com’s AI Catapult
E-commerce and logistics group JD.com will accept five artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology startups into a China-based accelerator called AI Catapult later this month. AI Catapult was formed to add to JD.com’s experience with AI, which it already uses for processes such as automation and customer service. The corporate also hopes to learn more… Continue reading Startups board JD.com’s AI Catapult