Digital payments company Ripple Labs is on the verge of closing a $30m Google-backed series A round.
Author: Thierry Heles
TechInvent flows towards Statoil and Aarbakke
Statoil Technology Invest and Aarbakke Innovation have acquired a combined 35% stake in fluid control company TechInvent for an undisclosed sum.
Tactus keys in series B
Tactus, a Ryoyo and Wistron-backed developer of on-demand tactile surfaces for electronic devices, has lifted its total funding to approximately $30m.
Jabbar jumps into Hopscotch series B
The babycare and children products online retailer has raised $11m in a round featuring Jabbar Internet Group.
Kaminario increases series E capacity
The round, already oversubscribed when it first closed in December 2014 at $53m, has been expanded to $68m.
Xiaomi tunes into Lizhi.fm’s series C
Lizhi.fm, the China-based developer of an online radio and podcasting app, has secured $20m in a series C round backed by smartphone maker Xiaomi, China Money Network reported on Friday. Venture capital firms Shunwei Capital, Matrix Partners and Morningside Ventures also participated in the round. Matrix and Morningside previously invested in Lizhi’s $10m series B… Continue reading Xiaomi tunes into Lizhi.fm’s series C
Innovent pulls in $100m
Legend Holdings joined existing backers including Eli Lilly, Fidelity Biosciences and Fidelity for drug developer Innovent’s series C
Fastback goes forward with $15m series C
Juniper Networks has made its third investment in Fastback, contributing to a series C round that took its total funding to $41m since 2011.
Taulia receives $15m payment for series E
Telus-backed Taulia adds another $15m to its funding, just four months after closing its $40m series D round.
SoftBank goes shopping at WorkMarket
US-based freelance and contractor management platform WorkMarket raised $20m in series C funding on Wednesday from investors including SoftBank Capital, the corporate venturing arm of telecommunications company SoftBank. The round was led by Union Square Ventures and also featured Spark Capital, Industry Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. WorkMarket received $10m from a 2013 series B… Continue reading SoftBank goes shopping at WorkMarket
Bauer dresses Navabi’s series D in $28.5m
Germany-based online fashion retailer Navabi secured €25m ($28.5m) in a series D round on Wednesday led by Bauer Venture Partners, the corporate venturing unit of publishing group Bauer Media. Bauer’s investment includes an advertising budget that will give Navabi access to Bauer’s portfolio of 600 magazines and 400 digital products. Index Ventures, Seventure Partners, DuMont… Continue reading Bauer dresses Navabi’s series D in $28.5m
Flint Hill refuels Edeniq for $16m series D
Biofuel technology company Edeniq has raised $16m to roll out an improved ethanol production platform that can increase ethanol yield by up to 6%.
AppsFlyer takes off with $20m series B
The mobile advertising measurement platform, which graduated from a Microsoft accelerator in 2012, has now raised $28m since 2011.
Qualcomm and SanDisk combine for Ravello series C
Qualcomm and SanDisk co-led a $28m round for the virtualisation software developer, boosting its total funding to $54m.