Microsoft, Porsche and Molicel helped Group14 close a $614m series C round while Salesforce was among the investors in Mews’ $185m series C.
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Vaha, a Germany-based home fitness mirror producer backed by carmaker Porsche, has been acquired by health support system provider Bioniq for an undisclosed amount. Its corporate venture capital unit, Porsche Ventures, took part in a single-digit euro round for Vaha in March 2020 that was led by Unbound and also backed by HV Capital and Global Founders Capital.
Cobalt, a US-based provider of risk and data services for foreign exchange markets, has been purchased by financial information provider FactSet for an undisclosed sum. The company had raised undisclosed amounts from financial services firm Citi in 2016, consultancy First Derivatives and VC firm Digital Currency Group the following year, exchange operator Singapore Exchange in 2018, financial information provider IHS Markit in 2019 (prior to its merger with S&P Global in 2022) and financial services…
