SoftBank’s Latin America Fund helped prayer app developer Glorify raise $40m at a $250m valuation while decentralised derivatives network Hxro Network secured $34m in a round featuring several corporates.

Funding

UK-headquartered Christian prayer app developer Glorify completed a $40m series A round yesterday that included telecommunications and internet group SoftBank’s Latin America Fund. The round was led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and also featured K5 Global and private investors including Kris Jenner, Corey Gamble, Michael Ovitz, Michael Bublé and Jason Derulo. The deal valued it at about $250m, according to the Financial Times.

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.