Cardiovascular drug developer Sanifit raised $82.1m including $62.8m from investors that included existing backer Lundbeckfonden Ventures to bring its overall financing to $149m.
Author: Callum Cyrus
Cobalt rocks $35m series B
Robotic security guard provider Cobalt Robotics has added a Coatue Management-led series B round to the Bloomberg Beta-backed series A it closed last year.
SMC gets Spark in series A-2 round
JLL’s investment and innovation arm took part in a $31.4m round that took electric motor developer Software Motor Company’s total funding to $48m.
MX makes out with $100m
Financial data analytics platform MX has now amassed $175m altogether, having secured additional funding from investors including Digital Garage, National Bank of Canada and Washington Federal.
Chernin stars in Cameo’s $50m series B round
Chernin Group took part in a series B round that increased the total funding raised by celebrity message video service Cameo to nearly $66m.
Meishubao draws up $40m series C1 round
Tencent and Legend Holdings offshoot Hony Capital helped take online art tuition provider Meishubao’s funding total to roughly $73m.
Innogy edges eSmart upwards
Innogy Ventures led a second close for eSmaft System’s latest round, which includes Equinor Energy Ventures and Kongsberg Digital, taking it to $34.4m.
Drive.ai arrives at Apple
Grab-backed autonomous driving spinout Drive.ai has been swept up by Apple, which will look to reinforce its self-driving unit with the company’s assets and employees.
Sinopharm signs up for $150m healthtech fund
Sino-Singapore Healthcare Fund will back businesses in Southeast Asia, and Sinopharm has also taken part in a $20m series B round for one of its other partners, Novena Global Lifecare.
Vestiaire Collective completes BPIfrance-led round
Condé Nast-backed premium second-hand marketplace Vestiaire Collective has lifted its funding tally to $176m with a $45.2m round co-led by BPIfrance.
Dianrong dials in fresh funding
Dianrong secured additional cash from investors including Standard Chartered Private Equity and Orix-backed partnership DFIIG to ensure it meets regulatory conditions for peer-to-peer lending.
AgFunder invites startups to Grow
AgFunder has joined Rocket Seeder to form a new agriculture and food accelerator with Singaporean government support to complement the launch of its $50m, Southeast Asia-focused VC fund.
GoTenna attracts corporates for $24m series C
Off-grid mobile communications technology provider GoTenna has won the backing of Bloomberg Beta and Comcast Ventures to take its overall funding haul to nearly $41m.
Razorpay rakes in series C cash
GMO and Mastercard-backed online payment technology developer Razorpay has raised $75.4m at a reported $450m valuation to bring its overall funding to $107m.