The co-working space operator plans to invest $1m in about 10 food startups through its Food Labs accelerator.
Author: Jack Hammond
Baiwang invoices corporates for series A funding
Alibaba and Tencent have reportedly supplied $77m in funding for Baiwang, though the electronic billing software producer has disputed the size of the round.
Lola books in $37m for series C round
GV joined a batch of Lola’s existing investors, increasing the personalised travel booking service’s overall funding to more than $80m.
SoftBank feels out PharmEasy for $100m round
The corporate-backed online pharmacy is in discussions with SoftBank over a $100m round that would potentially value it at $400m.
Shuidi shakes out series B funding
The healthcare-focused crowdfunding service collected $74.5m in the Tencent-led round, which will be used to add AI technology to its insurance platform.
Sauce Labs bottles up $50m
Riverwood has invested $50m in the Salesforce-backed cloud software testing platform, which has now raised approximately $144m in funding altogether.
Avidbots mops up series B funding
Siemens’ Next47 fund and KCPL both participated in the $23.6m round, which the commercial cleaning robot provider will use to increase headcount.
Williams serves up Bumble Fund investment
Serena Williams has made a limited partner commitment to the dating app’s impact investment fund, which targets female-led startups.
SkyMind gets corporate backing in series A round
The Y Combinator graduate collected $11.5m in a round that included contributions from Tencent, ServiceNow, Presidio Ventures and GMO Ventures.
Facebook eyes content startups
Facebook is in talks to back several India-based content startups, including women-focused online community provider PopXo.
IfChange recruits Sunshine for $80m series C
Sunshine Insurance co-led the recruitment software producer’s series C round, which will fund the development of IfChange’s candidate matching technology.
Ouster detects corporates to raise $60m
The lidar technology developer has followed a $27m series A round by adding $60m from investors including existing backers Cox Enterprises and Exelon.
Arch Oncology marches to $50m series B
Roche Venture Fund was among the existing investors that helped supply $50m for Arch Oncology, the cancer drug developer formerly known as Tioma.
Jett reaches new heights at Vision Fund
SoftBank Vision Fund investor Lydia Jett has been appointed to a partner position, having worked with portfolio companies such as Flipkart, Coupang and Tokopedia.