Alibaba has led a $27m tranche that doubled MariaDB’s series C round to $54m and took its overall funding to $93m.
Author: Sam McCaffrey
Optimus Ride accelerates to raise $18m
The Nvidia-backed autonomous vehicle technology developer has secured $18m in series A funding to increase its vehicle fleet and expand its team.
Thermondo retains heat to raise new funding
The digital heating installation platform, which is backed by Eon and Rocket Internet, has secured $24.3m from a consortium including Vorwerk and Eneco.
BigBasket fills up with $8m round
The online grocery store secured $8m from a consortium including International Finance Corp as it has yet to confirm a reported $200m investment from Paytm Mall.
GV helps provide $8.5m for Reaction
Proceeds from open-source commerce software developer Reaction Commerce’s GV-led series A round will be used for hiring and product development.
Instart Logic finishes $30m round
The Telstra-backed cloud computing optimisation platform has brought in $30m in a round led by ST Telemedia that took its total funding to $140m.
Trip.com falls for Ctrip
Expedia has exited travel services provider Trip.com, which had raised $39m, in an acquisition of undisclosed size by online travel agency Ctrip.
Mag Interactive completes new funding game
Nokia-backed Mag Interactive will acquire fellow game developer FEO Media following a $9.7m investment from Swedbank Robur.
Baebies screens investors for $10m series B
Rex Healthcare-backed infant screening test developer Baebies has closed a round anchored by BOE Technology Group.
AppZen accepts $13m in series A funding
The back office auditing software developer, which counts MasterCard and Bloomberg as investors, secured $13m in a Redpoint-led round.
Globetouch connects to corporates in series C
Globetouch aims to bring in $40m in the round and has already received investments from Verizon and Spark New Zealand.
Corporates visit for Riverfield series B round
The surgical robot developer has raised $10.1m to continue development, from investors including Toray Group and SBI Holdings.
Vector imparts funding to mPrest
Uitlity operator Vector has paid $10m for a minority stake in mPrest, an IoT control software developer that had already raised $20m in a GE-backed round.
VitalConnect caps series C round at $38m
The biosensor developer has closed the final tranche of a series C round co-led by Baxter International’s corporate venturing unit.