Total Ventures and existing shareholder Workday Ventures took part in a $60m round that lifted carpooling service Scoop Technologies’ total funding to more than $106m.
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Pavilion Data structures $25m series C
SK Telecom has returned for Pavilion Data Systems’ $25m series C funding, having also participated in the data management technology developer’s last two rounds.
Ad4Ventures takes another trip down Springlane
Mediaset’s Ad4Ventures has contributed to an $11.2m round for kitchenware e-commerce company Springlane, almost a year after fellow CVC unit Tengelmann Ventures sold its stake.
Uniphore secures Sistema for $51m series C
Conversational software developer Uniphore has confirmed a $51m series C round backed by Sistema, though it did not verify reports of National Grid’s involvement.
Brick and Mortar finishes work on first fund
Limited partners in the $97.2m fund include corporates Ardex, Autodesk, Cemex, Ferguson, FMI, Glodon, Haskell, Hilti, Obayashi, Sidewalk Labs and United Rentals.
Caterwings swallows Lemoncat in acquisition deal
Rocket Internet-owned catering services provider Caterwings has paid an eight-figure sum for rival Lemoncat, which counted Rocket Internet as an investor.
Terminus turns to corporates for $283m
JD.com, iFlytek and Wanda Group have thrown their weight behind Terminus Technologies, backing a $283m series C1 round led by China Everbright.
Vector comes down to earth
Kanematsu-backed microsatellite launch company Vector has halted operations indefinitely after a major change in financing, less than a year after lining up $70m in series B capital.
Innovaccer chases $60m investment
The M12-backed healthcare data management platform is speaking to new investors and is targeting between $50m and $60m at a $300m valuation.
Carisma dazzles with extended series A round
The company has revealed it added approximately $6m to a series A round co-led by AbbVie Ventures last year, bringing its total size to about $59m.
FlixMobility propels series F further forward
Investors have provided a potentially nine-figure amount to the $561m first close of Daimler-backed FlixMobility’s series F round last month.
Bounce springs towards $200m
Qualcomm Ventures-backed bicycle sharing platform Bounce has reportedly raised $120m of a $200m round expected to be mostly funded by existing investors.
SoftBank sees to C2FO in $200m round
Business lending marketplace C2FO has collected $200m in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund that reportedly included Allianz X.
Glovo considers changing hands
Glovo, which counts several corporates as investors, has entered discussions with Uber and Deliveroo over a possible acquisition, while SoftBank could potentially provide equity funding.