Fetch Robotics, a US-based provider of robotics for the logistics sector, closed a $25m series B round yesterday that inlcuded telecommunications firm SoftBank and media company O’Reilly. Sway Ventures led the round and fellow venture capital firm Shasta Ventures also participated. SoftBank contributed through US subsidiary SB Group, while O’Reilly invested through corporate venturing unit O’Reilly… Continue reading Fetch Robotics brings in $25m
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Viola tunes up corporate-backed fintech fund
Travelers Companies, Scotiabank and Bank Hapoalim are among the LPs for Viola FinTech, which has raised $100m of a $120m to $150m target.
Dunzo gets series B funding done
Google has paid $10m for a 33.8% stake in Dunzo as part of a $12.5m series B round the company will use for geographical expansion.
Neon Therapeutics lights up $106m series B
Pharmaceutical company Pharmstandard International contributed to a $36m extension of a series B round for US-based immuno-oncology treatment developer Neon Therapeutics yesterday, bringing the total raised for the round to $106m. Conglomerate Access Industries also contributed to the extension alongside Fidelity Management & Research Company, Partner Fund Management (PFM), Wellington Management, Arrowmark Partners, Nextech Invest,… Continue reading Neon Therapeutics lights up $106m series B
Nexenta enters next stage with $20m
Nexenta, already backed by several corporates, has entered into a strategic partnership with SoftBank as part of a $20m funding round.
LaunchDarkly programs $21m series B
Redpoint Ventures and Vertex Ventures have funded the Bloomberg-backed software management tool developer’s series B round.
Google Launchpad lets on 24
Internet technology provider Google has announced the 24 startups that will make up the 2018 batch of its Launchpad Accelerator. Launchpad provides companies with equity-free support, a two-week bootcamp at Google’s US headquarters in San Francisco, mentorship from Google and venture capital experts, credits for Google products, media training and six months of support in… Continue reading Google Launchpad lets on 24
Mytonomy mines corporates for $7m
Mytonomy, the developer of a patient education platform for hospitals, has raised money in a series A round backed by Philips and MedStar Health.
Tengelmann helps serve $10m to Chefs Plate
Canada-based meal kit delivery service Chefs Plate has secured C$10m ($7.9m) in a series C round that included Emil Capital, a corporate venturing subsidiary of retailer Tengelmann. Venture capital firm Acton Capital Partners and investment firm InvestEco Capital also contributed to the round alongside financial services firm Comerica Bank. Founded in 2014, Chefs Plate provides… Continue reading Tengelmann helps serve $10m to Chefs Plate
Luminance reveals $10m series A
Existing investor Slaughter and May was among the participants as legal software developer Luminance added to the funding it raised last year.
Atox Bio secures $30m
The infectious disease drug developer has raised $30m in a round featuring Asahi Kasei, SR One and Lundbeckfonden Ventures.
Ponycar traps series C funding
Electric vehicle developer Zhihe Chuxing has led a $37.8m series C round for Ponycar, which has now raised about $83m in just over a year
PhaseBio enters next financing stage
Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca helped fund a $15.6m round for PhaseBio that included $7.5m in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank.
Seebo reconfigures series A round
The Autodesk-backed industrial IoT software developer has raised $8m, extending its series A round to $16.5m in the process.