Pfizer Ventures took part in chemoprteomics drug developer Jnana’s $107m series C round while Energy Impact Ventures closed a $485m corporate-backed fund.
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Optum Ventures led a round for home care provider DispatchHealth sized above $330m, while several corporates helped workload data software producer Weka raise $135m.
Simplyhealth launches fund to invest in disease management
The UK health insurer says it is a good time to launch a fund as the froth has come out of valuations and “sensible” money can go in.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 14, 2022
Pertamina and MDI Ventures are teaming up on a $500m energy fund while Trip.com and Legend Capital-backed hotel brand Atour floated on Nasdaq.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 11, 2022
Enterprise-focused browser developer Island upped its Cisco-backed series B round to $175m while car delivery service Kyte raised $60m.
Wang leads Amazon Climate Pledge fund plan to back female founders
The Amazon Climate Pledge Fund has pledged to invest more than $50m in female-led climate technology companies and has teamed up with USAID for the project.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 1st 2022
Geely’s subsidiary, GLy Capital Management of Hong Kong participated in Volocopter’s $182m extended series E round, with Neom, the Saudi Arabia-based sovereign wealth fund leading the financing
Shah succeeds through Lego Ventures
Parin Shah’s interim position came after the unit announced its closer integration with Lego’s parent firm, Kirkbi.
Haney takes venture role at AltaML
The technology mogul has reported his new position after serving two years at the fast-growing technology corporation ApplyBoard
Gaming fund launches in South Korea
GXC, the South Korean gaming technology developer, has created a corporate fund to invest in video game-related companies.
Smeed speeds ahead to InMotion Ventures
The hiring comes after the firm’s corporate parent, Jaguar Land Rover, altered its innovation strategy and developed a research hub, the National Automotive Innovation Centre
LeBlanc joins Woven Capital
Nicole LeBlanc has left Danish venture firm 2150 and relocated to Japan to reprise the partner role at Toyota’s Woven Capital unit.
Lenson leaves SoftBank Investment Advisers
Catherine Lenson, the first female managing partner at Softbank, has left the corporate venture arm of the Japanese technology conglomerate.
McBride moves along to M12
M12, a Microsoft Venture Fund, has hired Jason McBride as a partner, after working as the corporation’s director of business development for two years