The Rabobank-backed food and agriculture venture firm has added $75m to the $125m first fund it initially closed in early 2016, and announced two new investments.
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Hunliji ties up $65m series C
The wedding services platform developer has received funding from investors including Fosun subsidiary Fosun RZ Capital.
KeepTruckin pulls in $50m
GV returned to back a series C round that increased the telematics and fleet management technology supplier’s overall funding to more than $78m.
Salesforce musters $6.5bn for Mulesoft acquisition
Salesforce has agreed to buy Mulesoft, a portfolio company that has more than doubled in value since its 2017 IPO, in a deal with an enterprise value of $6.5bn.
GV joins TheSkimm in $12m round
Millennial woman-focused email media brand TheSkimm took its total funding to $28m in a GV-led round that will support the expansion of its product and services.
Microsoft comes back to Kahoot in $17m round
Microsoft Ventures, which took part in the game-based learning platform’s series A round, has returned for a round that valued it at $100m.
Arcus accomplishes $138m IPO close
The cancer immunotherapy developer, backed by GV, Celgene, Novartis and Taiho Ventures, has closed the offering after the underwriters bought another $18m of shares.
Ford drives $65m round for Desktop Metal
US-based metal 3D printer producer Desktop Metal completed a $65m financing round led by automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company yesterday that included the Australian state-owned Future Fund. Founded in 2015, Desktop Metal develops and sells systems capable of printing 3D metal parts for prototyping, and is working on a generative design tool called Live Parts.… Continue reading Ford drives $65m round for Desktop Metal
Alzheon approaches public markets
The Aptus Therapeutics-backed neurodegenerative disorder drug developer has filed for an $80.5m initial public offering on Nasdaq after raising roughly $30m in VC funding.
N26 cashes in $160m series C
The mobile banking platform has closed a round co-led by Tencent and Allianz X, boosting its total funding to $215m as it prepares to enter the UK and US.
Dell joins Faction in $18m series B
The cloud software provider took its overall financing to at least $67m in a Dell-backed round and will spend the proceeds on growth, product development, sales and marketing.
SambaNova clambers to $56m series A
GV and Walden International co-led the computing technology developer’s series A round, which was announced when it came out of stealth.
Skyroam reaches Delta in $20m series C
Delta Electronics Capital contributed to a Jafco Asia-led series C round that took the wifi hotspot technology provider’s total funding past the $50m mark.
Lundbeck pounces for Prexton in $1.1bn acquisition
Prexton Therapeutics, a Parkinson’s disease-focused spinoff of Merck Group that had raised $41m in funding, has agreed to an acquisition that could reach more than $1.1bn in size.