AAA Daily Deal Round Up: October 18, 2022

Daily Deal Round Up: October 18, 2022

financial
financial

Funding

CompanyCompany descriptionSectorCountryRoundRound size($m)Deal dateInvestors
ProgcapSME-focused financing platformFinancialIndiaC120 (updated)17/10/2022Alphabet (Google); Venture Catalysts (Beams Fintech Fund), Tiger Global, Creation Investments, Sequoia Capital, GrowX, MV Nair, 9Unicorns
HycuData protection services providerITUSB53 (updated)17/10/2022Okta (Okta Ventures), Atlassian (Atlassian Ventures), Cisco (Cisco Investments); Acrew Capital (lead), Bain Capital (Bain Capital Ventures)
TatumBlockchain development platform operatorITCzech RepublicN/A41.513/10/2022Circle Holdings; Evolution Equity Partners (lead), Octopus Ventures, Leadblock Partners, 3VC, Tensor Ventures, Depo Ventures, founders of Bitpanda
Ambi RoboticsSupply chain automation hardware developerServicesUSN/A3217/10/2022Pitney Bowes; Tiger Global (co-lead), Bow Capital (co-lead), Ahren Innovation Capital
EyenukEye screening technology developerHealthcareUSA2617/10/2022Axa (Axa IM Alts) (lead); T&W Medical, A&C Foelsgaard Alternativer, Kendall Capital Partners, Kofa Healthcare
GopizzaPizza chain operatorConsumerSouth KoreaC2518/10/2022GS Group (GS Venture); CJ Investment, Woori Bank, Mirae Asset Securities, Ncore Ventures, Capstone Partners, Big Basin Capital, DS Asset Management, Pureun Investment
NorthstarEmployee financial wellness management platformFinancialUSN/A24.413/10/2022PayPal (PayPal Ventures), Thomson Reuters (Thomson Reuters Ventures), Workday (Workday Ventures); GGV Capital (lead), Canvas Ventures, M13, Parade Ventures, Foundation Capital, Designer Fund, RRE Ventures
Makersite Digital supply chain technology providerServicesGermanyA1818/10/2022Hitachi (Hitachi Ventures) (co-lead); Translink Capital (co-lead), Kompas, Planet A
CyberdonticsDental robotics equipment developerHealthcareUSA1517/10/2022Pacific Dental Services (lead)
KyraContent creation and promotion services providerMediaUKA1512/10/2022Bonnier Ventures (lead), Guardian Media Group (Guardian Media Group Ventures); LionTree, Firstminute Capital, Torch Capital
ElephanTechSustainable manufacturing technology developerIndustrialJapanN/A14.417/10/2022Shin-Etsu Chemical, Nose (Nose Investment), Shizuoka Bank (Shizuoka Capital), Eiwa Corporation, Nanobank, Kenbishi Sake Brewing, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, D&I (D&I Investment), Nanto Bank (Nanto CVC), Gunma Bank (Grasp Fund), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust (Sumi Trust Innovation); Anri
GreenzieAutonomous lawnmower software producerIndustrialUSN/A817/10/2022Bobcat Company; Atlanta Ventures (lead)
RedbirdEnterprise analytics system providerITUSSeed7.613/10/2022Thomson Reuters (Thomson Reuters Ventures); B Capital (lead), Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, Soma Capital, unnamed funds and angel investors
Nucleus RadioPharmaRadiopharmaceutical therapy developerHealthcareUSSeed612/10/2022Mayo Clinic; Eclipse
Parity HVAC management platformServicesCanadaN/A5.711/10/2022Wyse Meter Solutions (lead); RET Ventures
FujiaOperator of online assistant Fujiko-sanServicesJapanA5.6 (updated)18/10/2022Lotte (Lotte Ventures Japan), Ability Center, Vector, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Pksha Sparx (Algorithm Fund), Future Venture Capital, Kamakura Investment Management, Basepartners, Japan Finance Corporation
SovrynBitcoin-based decentralised finance platformFinancialUKN/A5.409/10/2022Bering Waters; General Catalyst (lead), Collider Ventures, Bollinger Investment Group, Balaji Srinivasan
OtterspaceNFT-based rewards system providerFinancialGermanySeed3.713/10/2022Coinbase (Coinbase Ventures); Cherry Crypto (co-lead), Inflection (co-lead), Bessemer Venture Partners
Active Design AdvisorsOperator of construction certification system FitwelIndustrialUSN/A3.516/10/2022Kilroy Realty; RET Ventures (lead)
YoloYoloNFT merchandise selling platformMediaNigeriaSeed3.517/10/2022Blizzard (Avalanche Ventures), United Overseas Bank (UOB Venture Management); ParaFi Capital, Mirana Ventures, Morningstar Ventures, Signum Capital, Genblock Capital, Yolo Investments, Neil Cunha-Gomes, Nicole Zhang, Mike Duda
BeleafSmart farming technology providerIndustrialIndonesiaSeed217/10/2022Bank BRI (Sembrani Nusantara Fund), Telekom/Finch Capital (MDI-Finch Capital’s Arise Fund); Alpha JWC Ventures (lead)
Shopr.TVLivestreamed commerce platformConsumerIndiaSeed1.718/10/2022Shiprocket; Y Combinator, Locus Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Beenext
Ateria HealthIrritable bowel syndrome treatment developerHealthcareUKN/A1.713/10/2022Immuron
JigowattsElectric vehicle charging networkTransportJapanN/A<1 ($670,000)18/10/2022Digital Garage (DG Ventures, DG Incubation), Iid; Open Network Lab (ESG1 fund)
OpenAP Advertising measurement technology producerMediaUSN/AN/A17/10/2022Snowflake (Snowflake Ventures)
LTSBusiness consulting serviceServicesJapanN/AN/A13/10/2022FPT
BolttechEmbedded insurance services exchangeFinancialSingaporeBN/A17/10/2022Tokio Marine; unnamed existing shareholders
Iwaki SeiyakuPrescription and veterinary drug manufacturerHealthcareJapanN/AN/A17/10/2022KinoPharma

By Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.