Voltage regulator producer Empower closed a $45m round featuring Samsung Catalyst Fund while Swisscom and Six-backed spend management software provider Yokoy raised $26m.

Funding

US-headquartered voltage regulator provider Empower Semiconductor completed a $45m series C1 round yesterday featuring consumer electronics producer Samsung’s Catalyst Fund. The round was led by venture capital firm Mesh Ventures and included Hallador Investment Advisors and Regal I – both, like Samsung Catalyst, described as existing investors. Empower has not revealed details of any earlier financing.

VC firm Left Lane Capital led a $26m series A round yesterday for Yokoy, a Switzerland-based expenses management software provider backed by telecommunications…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.