The oil substitute technology developer is looking to disrupt vegetable oil supply chains with backing from Virgin Group.
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Dott and Superpedestrian accelerate to new funding
Citi and Sony helped Superpedestrian raise $125m while Dott boosted its latest round to $155m with help from Prosus, as the e-scooter sector looks to expansion.
Daily Deal Round Up: February 2, 2022
Constuction materials marketplace RenoRun’s $142m Schneider Electric-backed series B round headed up some large rounds for Canadian companies also including League and Ekona Power.
Loadsmart stacks up $200m
SoftBank, owner of a portfolio including logistics unicorns ShipBob and Flock Freight, led the freight management service’s latest round at a $1.3bn valuation.
Wayflyer bags $150m in series B round
Prosus Ventures invested in the e-commerce finance provider at a $1.6bn valuation, increasing its overall funding to over $236m.
Crunchr cracks funding with corporate help
Randstad and Nationale-Nederlanden took part in the workplace analytics platform developer’s latest round – both as existing investors, Crunchr confimed.
Daily Deal Round Up: February 1, 2022
Solana and Jump Trading helped crypto wallet developer Phantom secure $109m while HR software provider Gupy netted $93.1m in a round co-led by SoftBank.
Sony makes $3.6bn Bungie play
Netease is set to exit the video game developer in the third multibillion-dollar gaming acquisition so far this year.
SoftBank scores AInnovation exit in $154m IPO
AInnovation floated weeks after another SoftBank-backed AI technology provider, SenseTime, while a third – Cybereason – has reportedly filed for its own offering.
Bamboo bags $15m in series A round
The Nigerian fintech sector continues to boom as Credit Saison and The Motley Fool invested in the share trading platform developer through their first African deals.
Daily Deal Round Up: January 31, 2022
CSAA-backed digital home insurer Kin Insurance has backed out of a reverse merger while The Sandbox has committed $50m to a metaverse startup accelerator.
SAP touts Taulia acquisition
SAP is set to pay an undisclosed amount for a majority stake in the Ping An, Saudi Aramco and Telus-backed digital invoicing technology developer.
Fireblocks sparks $550m series E round
CapitalG was among the investors in the digital asset transfer service’s latest round, which boosted its overall funding to $1bn and valued it at $8bn.
Analysis: Jidu mobilises $400m
Baidu and Geely committed $400m to Jidu, their joint venture from the hot electric vehicle space. The proceeds from this latest transaction will go to R&D and mass production of cars.