Pfizer Venture Investments and Lundbeckfond Ventures have contributed to a fundraise that will support the orphan-drug accelerator’s activities through 2021.
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Hubject charges towards more funding
Hubject, a Germany-based payment platform for electronic vehicle charging, raised “millions of euros” (€1m = $1.2m) yesterday from its seven corporate shareholders, which include car manufacturers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen. Industrial product and appliance makers Bosch and Siemens as well as energy providers EnBW and Innogy, a subsidiary of utility RWE, also contributed to the… Continue reading Hubject charges towards more funding
KrazyBee crams $8m into series A
Xiaomi and E-City Ventures were among the participants in the instalment-based e-commerce platform’s latest round, taking its total funding to $13m.
Chope books $13m round
Singapore Press has returned to back the online reservation platform, investing alongside CapitaLand and Susquehanna International Group.
Sansiri sends $12m to JustCo
Property developer Sansiri has paid $12m for a 6% stake in the Singapore-based co-working space provider, which plans to now expand internationally.
CastBox locks up series A funding
The podcasting platform, which uses natural language processing to power in-audio search, has raised $12.8m in series A funding from investors including SIG China.
Omnyway completes path to series A round
Commerzbank and CreditEase co-led a $12.8m round for digital commerce platform developer Omnyway that will fund new products and international growth.
SCG cements place in Wavemaker Partners fund
AddVentures, the corporate venture capital arm of building materials supplier Siam Cement Group (SCG), has invested in a $66m fund closed by US-based venture capital firm Wavemaker Partners today. International Finance Corporation, the private investment arm of World Bank, provided $10m for the fund. Singaporean-state owned firm Temasek Holdings also contributed, as did as undisclosed… Continue reading SCG cements place in Wavemaker Partners fund
Nominum concurs with Akamai acquisition
Akamai has agreed to acquire the network infrastructure and security provider, which counts Juniper Networks and Network Solutions as investors.
CoverWallet gets fatter in series B round
Insurer CV Starr has participated in an $18.5m round for business insurance startup CoverWallet as part of a product development collaboration deal.
SecurityScorecard registers series C funding
US-based cybersecurity software producer SecurityScorecard closed a $27.5m series C round yesterday led by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), the venture capital firm sponsored by communications equipment maker Nokia. In addition to NGP, the round included Intel Capital, Axa Strategic Ventures and GV, the corporate venturing units of chipmaker Intel, insurer Axa and internet and technology… Continue reading SecurityScorecard registers series C funding
ValueInsured claims $6.5m in new round
Seed-stage investors investors Everest Re Group and Houston International Insurance Group have returned to reinvest in the down payment insurance supplier.
Autodesk spins out Creative Market
The design marketplace, acquired by Autodesk in 2014, has raised $7m in series A funding from five investors to fund its return to independence.
Generali Italia vists H-Farm for accelerator initiative
The insurer is offering $12,000 in seed funding as part of a new health and welfare accelerator formed in partnership with incubator H-Farm.