Telecommunications firm Telstra invested an undisclosed amount in Australia-based digital transaction management company DocuSign on Monday. DocuSign had raised about $200m as of March 2014, when it secured $85m from investors including the corporate venturing units of internet company Google, software producer SAP, and cable and telecom services provider Comcast.
Early learning company Habermaass has led a $4m series A funding round for Tiggly, a US-based developer of digital learning aids for children, Boston Business Journal reported on Tuesday. The round brought Tiggly’s overall funding to $5m since the company was founded in 2012.
Online price comparison site iSelect has paid MYR 13m ($4m) for a 20% stake in iMoney, a Malaysia-based online personal finance service, Tech in Asia reported on Thursday. Media group Econa contributed to $2.5m of funding raised by iMoney during 2013, along with Jungle Ventures, Rebright Partners, Fenox Venture Capital, 500 Startups and Vogel Ventures.
Content Analytics, the US-based developer of an e-commerce analytics platform, raised $4m on Wednesday in a series A round supported by Dunnhumby Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of a customer science company Dunnhumby. The round, which increased Content Analytics’ total funding to $5.5m, included Almaz Capital and existing backers Visionnaire Ventures, Zetta Venture Partners and WTI.
Fuji Startup Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of media company Fuji TV, and game developer Sega Networks have invested an undisclosed amount in Goopa, the Japan-based operator of anime crowdfunding site Anipipo, The Bridge reported on Thursday. Samurai Incubate provided approximately $45,000 in seed funding for Goopa last year.
Cota, the US-based creator of a cloud-based platform for oncology doctors, closed the $3.7m first tranche of a planned $7m series A round on Tuesday. Health insurer Horizon Healthcare Services led the round, which also included healthcare performance management company Med-Metrix.
Kreatif Media Karya, the digital business unit of Indonesia-based media group Emtek, has invested an undisclosed amount in Rumah, an Indonesia-based subsidiary of Singapore-based online property marketplace Property Guru, as part of a strategic agreement, Tech in Asia reported on Thursday. Rumah will also get access to Emtek’s television and internet-based media platforms.
US-based customer feedback provider GetFeedback.com has raised $2.3m in series A funding from Salesforce Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of cloud computing business Salesforce.com. The cash will support the expansion of the start-up’s online survey software app, which will be integrated with Salesforce’s cloud service.
MoviePass, a US-based service offering cheap movie tickets through a subscription scheme, secured $2.2m in series A funding today from AOL Ventures, internet company AOL’s corporate venturing arm, as well as video marketing firm Moxie Pictures, Lambert Media, True Ventures and assorted angel investors. The company previously raised $1.5m in 2011 from backers including Moxie, Lambert, True and talent agency WME.
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer and venture capital firm Mission Bay Capital provided an undisclosed amount of seed funding for US-based biotech start-up Circle Pharma on Monday. Pfizer is also collaborating with Circle on developing cell permeable macrocyclic peptide therapeutics.
Exo, a US-based producer of food products made from insect protein, raised $1.2m in seed funding on Thursday, less than three months after graduating from corporate-backed food and beverage start-up accelerator AccelFoods. Investors in the round included Collaborative Fund, Start Garden and angel investor Tim Ferriss.
UK-based publishing and education company Pearson has invested $260,000 in Experifun Learning Solutions, an India-based producer of learning aids, according to VCCircle. The funding was the seventh investment made through Pearson’s Pearson Affordable Learning Fund.