Microsoft Ventures has led a $10m series B round for the online identity verification startup that will support a push into new markets.
Author: Sam Shaw
Transamerica catches Coverfox in series C round
The insurance firm has co-led a $15m round for online insurance comparison platform Coverfox that valued it at between $70m and $100m.
CrowdFlower blossoms with $20m
The machine learning technology developer has added Salesforce Ventures to its investors in a round that increased its total funding to approximately $66m.
IDG Ventures India harnesses corporates for Innovation Program
The firm’s 2017 Innovation Program will feature Unilever Ventures and Amazon Internet Services as partners, both of which could invest in graduates from the scheme.
InMotion reaches for Techstars
Techstars has secured Jaguar Land Rover unit InMotion Ventures as a corporate partner for its Techstars Mobility initiative, and the firm is interested in funding graduates.
MoneySmart cashes $10m in series B funding
Kakaku has led a series B round for financial comparison platform MoneySmart that included Singapore Press Holdings’ SPH Media Fund.
CloudCare floats to series C
Fosun Group led a $14.7m round that came just two months after Alibaba invested $50m in the data centre and cloud computing services provider.
Nihon Unisys notches up $45m investment fund
The information and communications equipment maker is investing more than $45m in a corporate venturing fund that will target robotics, fintech and the internet of things.
Yahoo Japan partners Venture Reality Fund
The internet company will leverage the expertise of Venture Reality Fund to make investments in virtual and augmented technology developers.
Venturespring to get startups to Ignite
The venture development network has formed an initiative called Venturespring Ignite in partnership with Tata Communications.
Porsche drives Israeli investments
The carmaker has spread an eight-figure sum across Israel-based venture capital funds run by Magma Venture Partners and Grove Ventures.
Coming Space finds Neoglory to raise $29m
Conglomerate Neoglory Holdings has led a series B round for work and living space provider Coming Space, which intends to expand globally from its Chinese base.
Kasikorn launches Beacon to attract fintech startups
Thailand-based Kaiskorn Bank has put up about $29m for a corporate venturing unit called Beacon Venture Capital that will target financial technology developers.
Undo does series A
Martket has taken part in a $3.3m round for the software debugging and recording technology developer, which will use the capital to grow its product range.