The Varner-Gruppen and Farmasiet-backed last-mile delivery service is now majority owned by investment firms Canica and Verdane Capital.
Author: Callum Cyrus
GV experiments with Union Labs
The Alphabet subsidiary was the only named corporate among the limited partners for venture firm Union Labs’ inaugural und, which has raised $29m of its $50m target.
Jiangxing Intelligence rings up series A-plus funding
Poly Capital led a series A-plus round for the industrial IoT technology provider Jiangxing Intelligence, which also counts Baidu Ventures as an investor.
Beibeili nurtures series A round
BCG Digital Ventures has reinvested in the infant care content provider having previously joined Unicharm for its initial round of funding.
Totum Labs tots up $13m series A
Qamcom Research and Technology took part in a series A round set to accelerate low orbit satellite operator Totum Labs’ deployment and commercialisation plans.
Pureplay sits pretty in series B round
Unilever Ventures was among the investors in a $14.9m round for Pureplay Skin Sciences, the owner of vegan-friendly beauty and skincare brand Plum.
Logz.io locks up $23m
Siemens-backed software tracing platform developer Logz.io pulled in cash through a Pitango Growth-led round to bring its overall funding above $120m.
FMR wraps up Nykaa share purchase
FMR has bought a secondary stake in fashion and beauty marketplace Nykaa, which already counts Max Group and TVS as shareholders.
BRI Ventures brings in corporate capital
Fazz Financial and Grab are among the limited partners for BRI Ventures’ Sembrani Nusantara Fund, which is halfway to a $21m close.
Carbice meets Toyota AI in $15m series A
Heat regulation material developer Carbice picked up capital from Toyota AI Ventures and Downing Ventures that will support recruitment.
Qualcomm cues up series D funding for Yunyinggu
Existing investor Qualcomm put up a share of the $45.6m round for the OLED integrated circuit supplier, which counts several other corporates as backers.
Koch perches on Percepto’s $45m series B
The autonomous inspection robot’s total funding now stands above $72m, after Koch Disruptive Technologies led its latest round.
Bucketplace makes room for $70m
Naver has returned to back home interior marketplace operator Bucketplace after previously supplying series B cash in late 2018.
CoStar holds on to Homesnap in $250m deal
The real estate data provider has agreed to buy property engine developer Homesnap for $250m in cash following $32m from investors including AH Belo.