Walmart, Airbus, Softbank, Moody’s, Dimension Data, Nokia, Munich Re, Scotiabank, Barclays, M12 and Cisco Investments have all backed the cybersecurity company builder.
Author: Robert Lavine
Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.
Stoke sticks another $90m in its wallet
Alexandria Venture Investments invested in the genetic drug developer, which completed a series B round that followed a $40m series A in January.
Terminus takes $173m in SenseTime-backed round
SenseTime will provide technology assistance as well as capital, having invested in IoT and AI technology provider Terminus Technologies’ latest round.
Tuanche starts engine on $150m IPO
Bertelsmann Asia Investments owns almost 10% of the Chinese automotive marketplace, which has filed to raise up to $150m in a US offering.
Datarobot gets $100m funding upgrade
Meritech Capital and Sapphire Ventures led the machine learning technology provider’s series D round, which did not include existing corporate investors Intel, Recruit and New York Life.
Dome9 reaches Check Point in $175m acquisition
Cloud security software provider Dome9 has been acquired by Check Point for $175m plus stock and options, following $29m in funding from investors including SoftBank.
ShopRunner snatches $40m
August Capital led a $40m funding round for e-commerce network Shoprunner that came four years after a reported $206m round led by Alibaba.
Banma Kuaipao picks up $43m
Private equity firm QJY Capital invested the money, which follows roughly $138m from investors including Do-Fluoride Chemicals and Haijing.
Cloudflare looks to deliver 2019 IPO
Cloudflare, which has raised more than $180m from investors including Microsoft, Baidu, Qualcomm Ventures and GV, could command a $3.5bn valuation in the offering.
Bright Machines breaks out of stealth with $179m
The Flex spinoff is developing industrial robotics software and has secured $179m in a series A round led by Eclipse Ventures, which was founded by Flex alumnus Lior Susan.
Ant Financial backs StoneCo on way to $1.1bn IPO
Payment technology provider StoneCo will raise about $1.1bn if it floats at the top of its range, while Ant Financial is investing $100m through a private placement.
Silk spins $30m from series B
The natural chemistry developer has increased its funding to $50m altogether, in a Kraft Group-backed round that will support an expansion into the textile industry.
Chefs Plate reaches HelloFresh’s table
Tengelmann-backed Emil Capital will exit meal kit service Chefs Plate in an acquisition by HelloFresh sized in the mid-eight figures.
Unifonic tunes into $21m series A
The Saudi Telecom-anchored STV led the round, while Raed Ventures also invested in cloud communications technology provider Unifonic.