Wuxi Pharmatech invested alongside Fidelity Worldwide Investments as Adagene closed its series A round.
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Pica8 welcomes Mitsui to series B
The networking technology company has added Mitsui to a series B round that reached a $12.5m first close in October.
Revionics tracks $30m for series D
The Motorola Solutions-backed merchandise tracking and analytics company raised the money from Goldman Sachs and is now looking ahead to an initial public offering.
REG to fill up Petrotec
Renewable Energy Group has paid $20.9m for a 69% stake in the biodiesel company and intends to acquire it fully in the next few weeks.
Delivery Hero aids Baedaltong with “substantial” investment
Germany-based online ordering food service Delivery Hero invested an undisclosed but “substantial” amount in Korea-based online food ordering site Baedaltong on Tuesday. Baedaltong launched in 2010 and has grown its user base to around 11 million. They can order food from some 150,000 restaurants across Korea using a “click to call and order” button. Delivery… Continue reading Delivery Hero aids Baedaltong with “substantial” investment
Extole refers Norwest to $14m series C
Norwest Venture Partners participated in the referral marketing software developer’s latest round, which lifted its total funding to $25m.
Nexthink contemplates $14.5m series D
Switzerland-based IT analytics provider Nexthink raised $14.5m yesterday in a series D round that included participation from trading and services firm Mannai Corporation. The round was led by venture firm Auriga Partners and also featured VI Partners and new investor Gilles Queuru. The company spun out of university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland… Continue reading Nexthink contemplates $14.5m series D
LanzaTech refuels for series D
Waste-to-ethanol producer LanzaTech has added $60m to a Mitsui and Siemens-backed series D round that now totals $120m.
Hainan Mining digs into $310m IPO
China-based iron ore mining company Hainan has raised $310m in a flotation in which majority shareholder Fosun’s stake was diluted from 60% to 54%.
Histogenics hits Nasdaq in $65m IPO
Intrexon-backed regenerative medicine company Histogenics went public after raising $89m in venture capital.
Google makes Delighted investment
Google Ventures was among the investors as the market research technology company emerged from stealth.
Softbank lifts Altaeros to new heights
SoftBank has invested $7m in Altaeros Energies, which is developing floating airborne wind turbines able to generate twice as much energy as tower-based models.
Business Growth Fund recycles $11.7m
UK-based recycling company J&B Recycling secured £7.5m ($11.7m) in growth capital yesterday from investment fund Business Growth Fund (BGF), according to Angel News. BGF is backed by UK-based banking groups including HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, RBS and Standard Chartered. J&B Recycling offers waste collection, recovery and recycling services throughout the North East of England to the… Continue reading Business Growth Fund recycles $11.7m
Chinese corporates form $32m intellectual property fund
Kingsoft, Xiaomi and Zhigu have contributed a total of $8m to the fund, formed in the wake of a patent law ruling by the Chinese government.