Goldman Sachs invested in AstraZeneca-founded Viela Bio’s latest round, taking the 6 Dimensions Capital-backed biopharmaceutical developer’s total funding to more than $300m.
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PeopleFund crowds in extra series B financing
Peer-to-peer lending platform PeopleFund has added $5m of equity and $30m of debt to a series B round that already included contributions from KakaoPay and Dayli Financial.
Bird swoops in for Scoot
Bird has acquired Mahindra-backed electric scooter rental service Scoot, reportedly for about $25m in cash and stock.
Helium inflates $15m series C
Alphabet’s GV and Munich Re/HSB Ventures both featured in peer-to-peer wireless networking technology producer Helium’s latest round, bringing its total funding to $51m.
Spring Labs thrusts open $23m series A
Cardworks and GM Ventures both signed up to back financial security platform developer Spring Labs in a round that brought the latter’s funding to nearly $38m in total.
VidMob attracts $25m in series B round
You & Mr Jones returned to take part in a round that lifted online video ad production company VidMob’s overall funding to more than $45m.
Fireblocks constructs $16m series A round
Swisscom Ventures has backed crypto asset security company Fireblocks, which emerged from stealth with a secure digtal-asset management platform.
Aviv moves into Housell
Publishing group Axel Springer’s Aviv subsidiary has reportedly picked up a 20% stake in real estate marketplace Housell by leading a $13.6m round.
Facebook adds Meesho to its friend circle
Social commerce marketplace Meesho has secured a reported $25m from Facebook to take its total funding to about $90m.
NGP’s investment total reaches $90m
National Grid’s corporate venturing arm has committed $90m of its $250m initial budget, having backed a total of 12 portfolio companies and three venture capital funds.
Invengo invigorates $145m IoT fund
Invengo has joined Shenzhen HTI Venture Capital to launch a fund aligned with its IoT business that is initially aiming to raise about $43m on the way to a $145m targeted close.
Mythic adds $30m to series B story
SoftBank, Lam Research, Lockheed Martin and Micron all featured in Mythic’s $30m series B1 round, which brought the AI microchip maker’s total series B intake to $70m.
Northvolt stores $1bn in capital
Volkswagen, BMW and Folksam were among the investors in a $1bn round for lithium-ion battery developer Northvolt that will support work on its first factory.
Corporates get on Neurotrack for $21m series C
Insurance firms and strategic partners Dai-ichi Life and Sompo Holding helped digital health tool developer Neurotrack increase its total funding to more than $51m.