Royal Bank of Canada was among the investors in a $44m series B round that brings the customer loyalty app developer’s total funding to more than $71m.
Author: Callum Cyrus
Nykredit goes Lunar Way
Nykredit-backed Lunar Way has secured $28.6m and acquired a European banking license for its mobile banking product.
Singtel Innov8 sends more money to DemystData
Data marketplace operator DemystData has closed a $12.5m round featuring existing investor Singtel Innov8, roughly doubling its total funding.
Tala tallies up $110m
Alphabet-backed microfinance app developer Tala secured the series D funding at a reported $750m valuation, with PayPal among the participants.
Numbrs counts up another $40m
ProSiebenSat1-backed banking and loan management app developer Numbrs has raised $40m at a valuation of more than $1bn and will now expand across Europe.
Reputation.com comes good with $30m
Returning investor Ascension Ventures led a round that boosted enterprise reputation management software developer Reputation.com’s total funding to more than $115m.
Protenus complies with corporates to raise $17m
Kaiser Permanente Ventures and Providence Ventures were among the investors that helped health data management platform Protenus take its overall funding above $35m.
H2O.ai flows to Ping An in series D
Ping An Global Voyager Fund co-led H2O.ai’s $72.5m series D round, bringing its total funding to $147m in support of its open-source AI model development platform.
Starship takes flight with $40m
TDK Ventures made its first investment by backing a series A round for robot-equipped consumer goods delivery service Starship Technologies.
Zendrive picks up corporates for $37m series B
Hearst Ventures and BMW iVentures were among the investors as driving analytics software provider Zendrive increased its overall funding to $52m.
Omar gets expanded AirAsia role
Aireen Omar will take on AirAsia Group’s wider corporate venturing purview having served as CEO of its RedBeat Ventures unit since January 2018.
Tencent sends Xiaobangguihua to series B stage
Tencent has led a $28.4m round for financial planning advice provider Xiaobangguihua that included existing investor Reinsurance Group of America.
Blokable cements $23m series A round
Motley Fool Ventures was among the participants in a round that brought prefabicated property developer Blokable’s total financing to more than $34m.
ByteDance takes a ride on Baike
ByteDance has paid an undisclosed amount for a 22.2% stake in the social referencing portal, in a bid to further take on rival Baidu.