Chengtun Mining Group took part in Hithium’s $278m series B round while HubSpot Ventures contributed to Jasper’s $125m series A.
M&A
Utmost, an Ireland-based workforce management service provider backed by staffing platform Workday, has been purchased by human resources management system provider Beeline for an undisclosed amount. Workday subsidiary Workday Ventures backed its last round, a $21m series B in May 2021 that took its total funding past $32m.
Funding
| Company | Company description | Sector | Country | Round | Round size($m) | Deal date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hithium | Advanced battery manufacturer | Energy and Natural Resources | China | B | 278 | 19/10/2022 | Chengtun Mining Group; Agricultural Bank of China (ABC International) (lead), Matrix Partners China, Fenghe Capital, Dayone Capital |
| Jasper | Provider of AI content creation software | Media | US | A | 125 | 18/10/2022 | HubSpot (HubSpot Ventures); Insight Partners (lead), Coatue, Bessemer Venture Partners, IVP, Foundation Capital, Founders Circle Capital |
| Swift Navigation | Global navigation satellite system provider | IT | US | D | 100 | 18/10/2022 | SK (co-lead), Telus (Telus Ventures), Taiwan Mobile (TWM Venture), Schox Patent Group (Schox Venture Capital); Potentum Partners (co-lead), New Enterprise Associates, Eclipse Ventures, Epiq Capital Group, FM Capital, OVN Capital, Buckley Ventures, unnamed other investors |
| Enable | Collaborative rebate software platform | Finance | US | C | 94 | 19/10/2022 | Schneider Electric (SE Ventures), Telstra (Telstra Ventures); Insight Partners (lead), Lightspeed Venture Partners, HarbourVest Partners, PSP Partners (PSP Growth), Norwest Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, unnamed others |
| Nucleome Therapeutics | Precision genetic medicine developer | Healthcare | UK | A | 42.2 | 19/10/2022 | Merck Group (M Ventures) (lead), Johnson & Johnson (Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC), Pfizer (Pfizer Ventures); Oxford Science Enterprises, British Business Bank (British Patient Capital) |
| Landis | Renter-focused home purchasing platform | Services | US | B | 40 | 18/10/2022 | Alphabet (GV) (lead), Roc Nation (Arrive), National Association of Realtors (Second Century Ventures); Sequoia Capital, Operator Partners, Signia Ventures, Team Builder Ventures |
| Anokion | Autoimmune disease therapy developer | Healthcare | US | N/A | 35 | 18/10/2022 | Pfizer (Pfizer Breakthrough Growth Initiative) |
| Inbound Health | Home nursing service provider | Healthcare | US | N/A | 20 | 18/10/2022 | Allina Health; Flare Capital Partners |
| Bolster | Automated digital risk protection platform | IT | US | N/A | 15 | 18/10/2022 | Liberty Global (Liberty Global Ventures) (co-lead); Cervin Ventures (co-lead), Cheyenne Ventures (co-lead), Thomvest Ventures, Crosslink Capital |
| Partipost | Influencer marketing and commerce platform | Media | Singapore | N/A | 7 | 19/10/2022 | Cathay Financial Holding (Cathay Venture), Taiwan Mobile; iGlobe Partners (lead), Temasek (Pavilion Capital), Quest Ventures |
| Web3 Builders | Smart contract and NFT security platform | IT | US | Seed | 7 | 18/10/2022 | OpenSea (OpenSea Ventures); Road Capital, Sparkle Ventures, Picus Capital, Acme, TTV, G20 Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Haven Ventures |
| Lumiq | Data analytics software platform | IT | India | A | 5.4 | 19/10/2022 | InfoEdge (lead); Season Two Ventures, RedStart Labs |
| Otonomi | Digital cargo insurance provider | Financial | US | N/A | 3.4 | 19/10/2022 | Bering Waters, Greenlight Capital Re (Greenlight Re Innovations); ATX Ventures (lead), GSR Ventures, Punja.VC, Altari Ventures, Soundboard Venture Fund, Blackhorn VC, Refashiond Ventures |
| Mother Sparsh | Babycare product brand | Consumer | India | B | 1.6 | 19/10/2022 | ITC |
| Snowball Wealth | Mobile debt payment app | Financial | US | N/A | 1.6 | 18/10/2022 | Bumble (Bumble Fund), Alphabet (Google for Startups); Ulu Ventures, The Community Fund, Goodwater Capital, Rafael Garcia, Eliana Murillo, Shivani Siroya |
| FarmSee | AI technology developer for the swine industry | Industrial | Israel | N/A | N/A | 19/10/2022 | Munters Group |
| ContentBot | AI content generator for marketing | Media | India | N/A | N/A | 19/10/2022 | LianLian |
| Volare Finance | Web3 protocol for crypto markets | Financial | US | Seed | N/A | 18/10/2022 | GSR, Huobi (Huobi Ventures); Master Ventures (MVIM), Arrington XRP Capital, Spark Digital Capital |
| MycoWorks | Mycelium material provider | Industrial | US | N/A | N/A | 19/10/2022 | General Motors (GM Ventures) |
