Amazon Alexa Fund and several financial services providers have invested $16m in Greenlight, the creator of a smart debit card for kids.
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Kallyope aligns itself with Illumina to raise $66m
Existing investor Illumina Ventures is among the participants that have contributed to the gut-brain axis drug developer’s series B round.
Tantan shareholders take $760m in Momo acquisition
Momo has agreed to pay $601m in cash and approximately $160m in stock, allowing YY and Bertelsmann to exit dating and meeting app Tantan.
Cota categorises investors for $40m series C
Iqvia led a round backed by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Hackensack Meridian Health and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Oric orders up $50m for series C
Taiho Ventures has come on board as an investor, in a round that increased the cancer drug developer’s total funding to almost $120m.
MGM Resorts gets Tunity in $12m round
The hotel operator will begin installing Tunity’s computer vision-based live audio technology at its outlets following the series A round.
Prophesee brings forth $19m
The artificial vision technology developer has closed the first tranche of a series B round backed by Intel, Renault and Robert Bosch.
Schüller shelves Google job for Capnamic return
Sebastian Schüller has moved from a position working with startups at internet technology provider Google to an investment manager role at Germany-based venture capital firm Capnamic Ventures. Schüller had worked with Germany-based technology startups as a digital growth strategist at Google for almost 18 months, having previously worked at Capnamic from 2014 to 2016. Capnamic… Continue reading Schüller shelves Google job for Capnamic return
DecaWave positions itself for $30m
Atlantic Bridge Ventures led the indoor positioning chip producer’s latest round, its past investors including LG and ST Electronics.
Intel takes a series D trip to Moovit
The urban transit app developer has secured $50m in an Intel Capital-led round featuring Hanaco, BMW iVentures and Nokia Growth Partners.
Alibaba goes EasyHome in $2bn round
Alibaba invested $857m for a 15% share of the furniture retailer as part of the round, which included Taikang Insurance.
Procept shoots to $118m
Viking Global Investors led the Novo-backed company’s latest round, which will be used to commercialise its ablation-based BPH treatment.
Capillary carries in $20m
The Qualcomm and American Express-backed consumer engagement platform has raised cash from existing investors including Warburg Pincus and Sequoia Capital.
Lyric accepts Axa investment in series A
Axa Strategic Ventures has contributed to a $15.5m round for the short-term executive accommodation provider, which was formerly known as Parallel.