Fund
Mozilla, the US-based operator of internet browser Firefox, has formed a $35m corporate venturing fund called Mozilla Ventures. The fund will back responsible technology developers that focus on privacy, inclusion, transparency, accessibility and human dignity. Managing partner Mohamed Nanabhay will lead the unit.
Funding
| Company | Company description | Sector | Country | Round | Round size($m) | Deal date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emalex Biosciences | Tourette syndrome drug developer | Healthcare | US | D | 250 | 03/11/2022 | Paragon Biosciences; Bain Capital (Bain Capital Life Sciences) (lead), Valor Equity Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company |
| Project44 | Supply chain visibility platform | Services | US | N/A | 80 | 03/11/2022 | CMA CGM, AP Moller Holding; Generation Investment Management (lead), Goldman Sachs Asset Management, TPG, Emergence Capital, Chicago Ventures, Sapphire, 8VC, Sozo Ventures, Omidyar Technology Ventures |
| Xeal | EV charging solutions platform | Transport | US | B | 40 | 03/11/2022 | Copec (Wind Ventures); Keyframe Capital (lead), ArcTern Ventures, Moderne Ventures, Ramez Naam, Nexus Labs, Alpaca VC |
| Dataloop | Cash infusion securer | Financial | Israel | B | 33 | 03/11/2022 | Nokia (NGP Capital) (lead); Alpha Wave Global |
| Logiwa | Cloud fulfillment platform | IT | US | B | 26.4 (updated) | 03/11/2022 | Prologis (Prologis Ventures); BAM Elevate |
| Jiangxing Intelligence | Electricity-focused edge AI technology provider | IT | China | Pre-B | 20.5 | 03/11/2022 | Lenovo (Lenovo Capital); Everest VC, Incubator Group, Z&Y Capital, Vlight Capital |
| WalletConnect | Web3 communications firm | Media | US | N/A | 12.5 | 04/11/2022 | Coinbase (Coinbase Ventures), Shopify, Polygon, HashKey, Circle (Circle Ventures), ConsenSys, Uniswap (Uniswap Labs Ventures); Foresight Ventures, 1kx |
| Boston Materials | Industrial fibre material producer | Industrial | US | A2 | 12 | 03/11/2022 | PTT Global Chemical; Good Growth Capital (lead), GS Group, Accelr8, Valo Ventures, ACVC Partners, Gatemore Venture Partners |
| Audette | Real estate urban development platform | Services | Canada | Seed | 9.5 | 03/11/2022 | Osgoode Properties, Johnson Controls; Buoyant Ventures (lead), Energy Impact Partners, Turnham-Green Capital, Active Impact Investments, Powerhouse Ventures |
| LetsBuild | Construction management software provider | IT | Belgium | Seed | 6.2 | 03/11/2022 | Matexi, Solar; Fortino Capital (lead), Kaya |
| Playthink | NFT services developer | Financial | Japan | A | 3.2 | 04/11/2022 | Gree (Strive), United, F4Samurai, Double Jump.Tokyo, OLM (OLM Ventures); W Fund |
| PasarMikro | Upstream agricultural trade company | Industrial | Indonesia | Seed | 2.5 | 03/11/2022 | Genting Group (Genting Ventures); Trihill Capital, Resolution Ventures, 1982 Ventures |
| Lawfully | Immigration status management app | Services | US | Seed | 2.5 | 03/11/2022 | Lotte (Lotte Ventures); Bluepoint Partners, TBT |
| Slide | SaaS platform for GCC | Information Technology | US | Pre-Seed | 1.75 | 04/11/2022 | UnifonicX (Unifonic) |
| LearningBox | Online learning system provider | Services | Japan | N/A | 1.7 | 04/11/2022 | Benesse Holdings, Change |
| Jinhsheng New Energy | Lithium battery recycling company | Energy | China | B+ | N/A | 03/11/2022 | Bosch, Shaanxi Automobile Group; Fortune Capital, CoStone Capital, CCT Fund, Guangdong Development Fund, Bosera Asset Management |
| New Culture | Cheese manufacturing startup | Consumer | South Kor | N/A | N/A | 03/11/2022 | CJ CheilJedang |
| Lens Protocol | Decentralised identity authentication platform | IT | N/A | N/A | N/A | 04/11/2022 | FTX (FTX Ventures) |
| Jingsheng New Energy | Lithium battery recycling technology developer | Energy and Natural Resources | China | B+ | N/A | 03/11/2022 | Bosch, Shaanxi Automobile Group; Fortune Capital (co-lead), Costone Capital (co-lead), CCT Fund, Guangdong Industrial Development Fund, Bosera Funds |
