Triventures, which already has several corporate backers, has raised more than half of the capital for a $40m fund it has launched with Chaim Sheba Medical Center.
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Mars Finance unlocks Binance investment
Binance and Matrixport participated in a round of undisclosed size for crypto news service Mars Finance that reportedly valued it at $200m post-money.
CalmCar cruises into series A2 mode
Automated driving systems manufacturer CalmCar collected $14m from a SAIC Motor subsidiary and Beijing Connected Vehicles Development Fund having previously been backed by BAIC and China Unicom among others.
Trulioo authenticates series C funding
Citi Ventures, Santander InnoVentures and American Express Ventures chipped in for a $52.8m series C round revealed together with approximately $7.6m in follow-on funding.
Zhuge hosts corporates for series C1 round
Property marketplace Zhuge tapped existing backer Fosun RZ Capital in a $14.1m round that boosted its overall funding to $50m.
Corporates help Duobaoyu cover series B round
PDDai and Bertelsmann Asia Investments invested as part of a round bringing the online insurance consultancy’s overall funding to more than $41m.
AutoX steers $100m series A to its conclusion
Returning investor Dongfeng Motor joined an Alibaba-run fund in autonomous fleet developer AutoX’s latest round, which will fund the addition of extra vehicles to its offering.
JetBlue helps Shape Security form $51m series F
Anti-fraud software provider Shape Security was valued at more than $1bn in a round that included follow-on funding from JetBlue Technology Ventures.
Lacework weaves $42m round
Existing backer Liberty Global Ventures returned to help the cloud security platform developer haul its overall funding near to the $75m mark.
Applied Intuition gets $40m result
M12 chipped in as autonomous transport testing startup Applied Intuition secured $40m that will be spent on international expansion.
Platform One climbs aboard Boat Rocker
TV content producer Platform One Media has been bought by Boat Rocker Media five years after it was co-founded by Liberty Global and Evolution Media.
Elan chips in for $290m Vertex fund
Elan Microelectronics has contributed to a $290m fund raised by Vertex Ventures that has so far invested 10% of its capital in markets including Southeast Asia.
Pomelo pins down $52m series C
Returning investor Central Group has contributed to a round that boosted fashion e-commerce platform Pomelo’s overall funding to more than $83m.
Akeneo acts to raise $46m
Brand standardisation platform developer Akeneo took its total funding past the $60m mark with a round featuring existing backer Salesforce Ventures.