The healthy meal delivery service raised $42.8m from investors including Unilever Ventures along with $15m of debt financing.
Author: Robert Lavine
Menlo Therapeutics meets public markets with $137m
The pruritus treatment developer, which counts Novo and Merck & Co as shareholders, has closed its initial public offering, its shares having almost doubled in price.
Ripple reaches series C to raise $65m
Ripple Foods, a developer of vegan substitutes for dairy products, increased its overall funding to $110m with a round featuring existing investor GV.
Armo protects bottom line with $128m IPO
The immuno-oncology drug developer, which is backed by Celgene and GV, floated above its range and has since seen its share price rise 75%.
Playtika to put up to $400m into corporate venturing
The social game developer will invest in growth-stage digital entertainment and consumer internet companies through its Playtika Growth Investments fund.
Bioceres prepares to plant itself in public markets
The seed and fertliliser producer, which counts Monsanto as an investor, has set the range for an initial public offering that could net up to $142m.
Nexar navigates its way to $30m
The safe-driving app developer took its overall funding to almost $45m with a round featuring Alibaba Innovation Ventures and Nationwide.
Tencent takes a step into Skydance
The China-based corporate has paid more than $100m for a 5% to 10% stake in the film and television producer as part of a partnership agreement.
Solid Biosciences hardens profile with flotation
The Biogen-backed Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug developer saw its share price rise sharply after securing approximately $125m in its IPO.
Kingsoft Cloud stores another $200m in funding
Kingsoft has invested $100m in its cloud services spinoff, a month after contributing to its $300m series D round.
Corporates drive $348m round for Xiaopeng
Xiaopeng has raised capital in a round co-led by Alibaba, Foxconn and IDG Capital as it gears up to launch its electric sports utility vehicle.
Corporate venturing deal net: 22-26 January 2018
Samsung Next, a corporate venturing subsidiary of consumer electronics producer Samsung, supplied an undisclosed amount of funding on Tuesday for Juvo, the US-based creator of a financial identity system for mobile device users. Juvo had previously raised $14m from Freestyle Capital, Wing Venture Capital, Seed-Resolute and assorted angel investors in September 2016 before adding $40m… Continue reading Corporate venturing deal net: 22-26 January 2018
Skyport to dock at Cisco
Skyport Systems had raised $67m in funding from investors including Cisco Investments and was valued at $245m as of 2016.
EtaGen’s series C round generates $83m
KCK Group, American Electric Power, Centrica and Statoil all invested as the linear generator provider took its total funding to $133m.