Pulse Medical and BioMap are among the companies that raised nine-figure rounds, while Amwell bought two corporate-backed companies at once.
Funding
Unico, the Brazil-based digital identity protection technology developer formerly known as Acesso Digital, has secured BRL625m ($120m) in a funding round co-led by telecoms group SoftBank’s Latin America Fund and General Capital, according to LABS News. The round also featured Ribbit Capital and Big Bets, and valued Unico at more than $1bn. SoftBank’s Latin America Fund and General Atlantic had already co-led a $107m series B round for the company in September 2020. Unico secured $9.5m in series…
Thierry Heles
Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.
