Alphabet and its Sidewalk Labs unit have each committed $10m to a smart city-focused venture fund on the proviso that Sidewalk’s development on Toronto’s waterfront is approved.
Author: Callum Cyrus
Appier caps series D at $80m
UMC Capital and the Arm-backed Hopu-Arm Innovation Fund backed enterprise AI software developer Appier in a round that almost doubled its overall funding to $162m.
Corporates drop into Swat’s series A
On-demand bus transportation service Swat secured $10.1m in a round backed by public transit operators SMRT and ComfortDelGro that will fund geographical expansion and recruitment.
S&P Global slots into MiddleGame Ventures
Fintech-focused venture firm MiddleGame Ventures has secured S&P Global as a limited partner for an early-stage fund expected to close at $165m next year.
2C2P clears $52m
Pan-Southeast Asia payment processing service 2C2P secured the funding having previously been backed by two subsidiaries of internet company GMO.
AN2 Therapeutics sticks away $12m
Brii Biosciences was among the participants in a series A round for infectious disease drug developer AN2 and has secured Chinese commercialisation rights for the startup’s lead asset.
Immunitas imports $39m in series A round
Novartis, Bayer, Evotec, Merck Group and Alexandria Real Estate Equities all invested in Longwood Fund-founded cancer immunotherapy startup Immunitas Therapeutics.
Google uploads CloudSimple
Cloud upload technology developer CloudSimple has become part of Google Cloud having raised funding from Microsoft subsidiary M12 last year.
Recros Medica smooths over $14m series A
Biomedical materials firm Haohai Healthcare put up $14m for Recros Medica, which is commercialising a new plastic surgery technique for improving the smoothness of skin.
Lucence latches on to $20m
IIH Healthcare was among the investors in a series A round raised as Lucence prepares to launch its first precision medicine screening test for cancer.
Wellframe welcomes $20m in series C funding
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners invested as health management software provider Wellframe boosted its overall funding to $45m.
Tridge tracks SoftBank for series A funding
Tridge, an agriculture networking and intelligence service for developing farmers, has raised $10.5m in its inaugural funding round, from investors reportedly including SoftBank.
Corporates gain entrance to Eden in series B round
Existing investor Comcast Ventures joined fellow corporates Mitsui Fudosan and RX Realty to push office services marketplace Eden’s overall funding to $40m.
IntSights marks off $30m series D
Wipro-backed proactive cybersecurity technology developer Intsights has raised series D capital from Qumra Capital and others to bring its total funding to more than $54m.