The cricket-themed NFT platform developer pulled in a nine-figure sum through a round led by Dream Sports and backed by Animoca Brands.
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Shyy bids goodbye to Hubert Burda
GCV Rising Star and former principal at Gree Ventures Albert Shyy has left his MD position at Burda Principal Investments for a similar role at investment group Eurazeo.
Daily Deal Round Up: April 21, 2022
SK Hynix, Marvell and M12 helped data centre technology producer D-Matrix pull in $44m while health insurance provider SafetyWing raised $35m from investors including Digital Garage and CreditEase.
Oyster onboards $150m in series C funding
Salesforce Ventures, Okta, Slack, PayPal Ventures and HR Tech Investments contributed to the human resources software developer’s latest round at a valuation exceeding $1bn.
Panasonic puts $200m more into Conductive Ventures
The growth equity firm has closed its Fund III at $200m, with all the capital again coming from corporate partner Panasonic, bringing its capital under management to $450m.
Octant Bio accepts $80m
Bristol Myers Squibb was among the investors in a series B round announced alongside a collaboration with the small molecule drug developer.
Foodics fulfils $170m series C order
Prosus co-led the restaurant management software provider’s latest round, which will support its international expansion.
Touchdown moves up four
GCV Rising Stars Will Geiger and Brett Kadesh have taken up director positions at the CVC management services firm while Maddi Holman and Kathy Quigley have been appointed associates.
Tokio Marine takes chance on $42m fund
The insurance provider’s Future Fund will be run by venture firm World Innovation Lab’s US-based team to identify and support early-stage entrepreneurs.
Daily Deal Round Up: April 20, 2022
Accenture, Workday and Bank of America helped VR training technology developer Strivr expand its latest round to $65m while Consensys backed a $50m round for blockchain analytics provider Flipside Crypto.
Tessera Therapeutics edits in $300m series C
The gene-editing technology developer received further support from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to advance its genomics drug discovery platform.
Deezer agrees $1.1bn reverse merger
The audio streaming service is set to list with help from a PIPE deal featuring Orange, Access Industries, Warner Music, UMG and Media Participations.
Unico identifies investors for $100m round
SoftBank’s Latin America Fund took part in the biometric security technology developer’s latest round, which valued it at $2.6bn.
Chipotle serves up $50m venture fund
The burrito chain added to its innovation efforts by announcing a strategic investment arm focusing on restaurant, food supply and sustainability technology.