Qualcomm Ventures, Syngenta Ventures and NeoPlux all contributed to a $34.7m round that took the farm-to-restaurant food sourcing platform’s equity funding to more than $48m.
Author: Jack Hammond
Shea helps Calibrate summon $80m first fund
Two former managing directors of Shea Ventures have raised $80m from limited partners including JF Shea for Calibrate Ventures’ inaugural fund.
Farfetch runs to $250m Stadium Goods acquisition
The fashion e-commerce platform has agreed to buy Stadium Goods less than two years after its $4.6m series A round, handing exits to LMVH and Chernin Group.
Corporates help ShopKeep round up $65m
The fintech platform has raised equity financing from backers including First Data and Salesforce Ventures while Orix and Pacific Western Bank provided debt.
Licious orders in $25m
Nichirei Corp led Licious’ series D round, three months after the online meat and fish delivery service raised $25m in a separate round led by Bertelsmann.
Aro Biotherapeutics attracts $13m
Johnson & Johnson and BioMotiv have provided $13m of funding to help Aro develop protein-based therapeutics aimed at treating cancer.
SoftBank bolsters Vision Fund with new hires
SoftBank Vision Fund has hired Kirthiga Reddy as a Silicon Valley-based venture partner and Carolina Brochado for its London office.
Green Rice cooks up series B-plus funding
The smart device developer, which counts SEB and Xiaomi as backers, has raised tens of millions of dollars in its third funding round this year.
Emotibot computes $30m series B
Ecovacs Robotics invested in the emotion-recognition technology developer as part of a series B round, participating as an existing backer.
Axelspace explores series B round
Mitsui and Dai-ichi Life have backed a $22.9m investment round led by 31Ventures Global Innovation Fund that will fund the launch of Axelspace’s latest satellite.
L’Oréal shows corporate venturing is worth it
Cosmetic brand L’Oréal’s Bold Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development has already made its first investment, in online fragrance creator Sillages Paris.
Constellation to pour $100m into female-led startups
Alcoholic beverage producer Constellation Brands plans to provide $100m for female-led companies through its newly formed Focus on Female Founders initiative.
NavVis maps out $35m series C
Kozo Keikaku Engineering and BayBG were among the investors in a round that took the indoor mapping technology developer’s total funding past $45m.
Corporates help EdCast curate fresh funding
The AI-based contextual insight service has closed a $33.6m round that included SoftBank, Relx and Crescent Enterprises, taking its total funding to almost $56m.