Fund
Recyclable packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has committed an undisclosed amount to Switzerland-based VC firm Emerald Technology Ventures’ sustainable packaging fund as a limited partner.
Business closure
Propzy, the Vietnam-based online real estate portal backed by telecommunications and internet group SoftBank, online marketplace GS Shop and property developer RSquare, is winding down operations, DealStreetAsia reported yesterday citing an internal email. It had reportedly raised a total of $37m as of its $25m series A round in mid-2020.
M&A
Digital payments service Bolt has cancelled its planned $1.5bn acquisition of US-based crypto payment platform Wyre, which would have allowed corporate investors Kraken, OK Group, China 9fBank and Baofoo to exit.
Zaslat.cz, the Czech Republic-based online shipping platform backed by mobile services group GloCell, has been acquired by logistics firm Alsendo (formerly Apaczka) for an undisclosed amount.
Funding
| Company | Company description | Sector | Country | Round | Round size($m) | Deal date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capstan Therapeutics | Cellular therapeutics developer | Healthcare | US | A | 102 | 14/09/2022 | Pfizer (Pfizer Ventures) (lead), Bayer (Leaps by Bayer), Eli Lilly and Company, Bristol Myers Squibb, Alexandria Real Estate Equities (Alexandria Venture Investments); Polaris Partners |
| Andpad | Cloud-based construction project management service | Industrial | Japan | N/A | 85.4 | 14/09/2022 | Globis (Globis Capital Partners); Minerva Growth Partners (lead), T Rowe Price, DNX Ventures, Japan Co-Invest, Development Bank of Japan, For Startups; Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Shoko Chukin Bank (debt) |
| Zesty | Cloud infrastructure technology provider | IT | Israel | B | 75 | 13/09/2022 | Siemens (Next47); B Capital (lead), Sapphire Ventures, S-Capital |
| Redesign Health | Healthcare technology development platform | Healthcare | US | N/A | 65 | 13/09/2022 | CVS Health (CVS Health Ventures), UPMC (UPMC Enterprises), Samsung (Samsung Next); General Catalyst (Health Assurance) (lead), TriplePoint Capital, Eden Global Partners, Euclidean Capital, Declaration Partners |
| Doodles | Web3 media and entertainment brand | Media | US | N/A | 54 | 13/09/2022 | FTX (FTX Ventures); Seven Seven Six (lead), 10T Holdings, Acrew Capital |
| Novome Biotechnologies | Chronic disease-focused medicine developer | Healthcare | US | B | 43.5 | 13/09/2022 | Tencent (lead), Colorcon (Colorcon Ventures), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (Alexandria Venture Investments); University of Minnesota, Navian Investments, DCVC Bio, 5AM Ventures, Alta Partners, Touchdown Ventures |
| Cyrebro | Cloud-based security infrastructure provider | IT | Israel | C | 40 | 14/09/2022 | Koch Industries (Koch Disruptive Technologies) (lead); Elaia, Mangrove Capital Partners, Prytek, Bank Mizrachi, InCapital Group |
| Tidelift | Resilience optimisation technology developer for open source software | IT | US | C | 33.5 (updated) | 13/09/2022 | Boeing (AEI HorizonX), Cisco (Cisco Investments), Kaiser Permanente, Atlassian (Atlassian Ventures); Dorilton Ventures, General Catalyst, Foundr |
| Alcatraz AI | AI-equipped facial recognition technology developer | IT | US | A | 25 | 14/09/2022 | Johnson Controls (JCI Ventures); Almaz Capital (lead), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Endeavor Catalyst, Silverline Capital, Golden Seeds, Ray Stata, LDV Partners |
| Cledara | SaaS product management platform | IT | US | A | 20 | 12/09/2022 | Commerzbank (CommerzVentures) (lead); Massive, Nauta Capital, Notion Capital, Carbide Ventures |
| OvationCXM (Boomtown) | Customer experience management provider | Consumer | US | C | 20 | 13/09/2022 | Telstra (Telstra Ventures) (lead), KeyBank, Capital One (Capital One Ventures), CIBC (CIBC Innovation Banking); JobsOhio (JobsOhio Growth Capital Fund), JumpStart Ventures, Savano Capital Partners, Nyca Partners, Neventa Capital |
| Sightfull | Business activity tracker | IT | Israel | A | 18 | 13/09/2022 | Dell (Dell Technologies Capital); Norwest Venture Partners, Tiger Global |
| Earthene | Carbon emission reduction technology developer | Energy and Natural Resources | Japan | B | 17.5 | 14/09/2022 | Salesforce (Salesforce Ventures); SBI (SBI Investment), Glin Impact Capital, Tybourne Capital Management |
| Theom | Cloud data security software producer | IT | US | Seed | 16.4 | 13/09/2022 | Microsoft (M12); Ridge Ventures (lead) |
| Isometric Technologies | Supply chain performance management platform | Services | US | A | 15 | 13/09/2022 | AP Møller – Mærsk (Maersk Growth); Blackhorn Ventures (lead) |
| Frontdesk | Short-term rental property manager | Services | US | B | 13 | 13/09/2022 | JetBlue (JetBlue Technology Ventures); Stormbreaker Ventures (lead), Veritas Innovations, Motivate Venture Capital |
| Rootine | Precision nutrition technology provider | Healthcare | US | A | 10 | 13/09/2022 | Royal DSM (DSM Venturing); Relevance Ventures (lead), Techstars |
| Autenti | Esignature and identification platform | IT | Poland | B | 8.5 | 13/09/2022 | Raiffeisen Bank International (Elevator Ventures) (co-lead), Alior Bank, Bank BNP Paribas, PKO Bank Polski; Black Pearls VC, Innovation Nest, 3TS Capital Partners |
| Tunable AS | Gas and emissions analytics service | Energy and Natural Resources | Norway | N/A | 6.4 | 14/09/2022 | GTT (co-lead), Trumpf Group (Trumpf Venture) (co-lead); unnamed existing shareholders |
| Synquote | Crypto options trading platform | Financial | US | Seed | 2.8 | 13/09/2022 | Coinbase (Coinbase Ventures), Polygon, Capital Markets Trading (CMT Digital); Initialized Capital (lead), Ryan Selkis |
| Handly | Home improvement assistant platform | Services | Germany | Pre-Seed | 1.5 | 13/09/2022 | Müller Medien; The Delta (lead), Julian Teicke, Lucas Cranach, Jon Oringer, Patrick Andrä, |
| BabyLiveAdvice | Remote maternal and infant care service | Healthcare | US | Seed | 1.1 | 13/09/2022 | Ob Hospitalist Group, CareFirst; Venn Ventures (co-lead), Synergen Technology Labs (co-lead), LifeBridge Health |
| Estyle | AI and data services provider | IT | Japan | A | <1 ($670,000) | 14/09/2022 | NS Solutions, AirTrip |
