Sectors
The messenger RNA drug developer, backed by Monsanto, Merck & Co, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Merck Group, has raised more than $121m in its initial public offering.
Fidelity led the round, bringing the total raised by Lyft, which counts corporates such as GM, Alibaba and Alphabet as backers, to $4.4bn.
The property developers are collaborating on a proptech accelerator called Propell Asia that will issue grants to participating startups.
The round boosted the total raised by the marketing demand orchestration platform, which is also backed by Comcast, to $57m.
Seed backer Singtel Innov8 reinvested as part of an $11.5m round that will fund further work on Silverport's authentication technology.
Shell Ventures led the vehicular servicing marketplace's series A round, five years after the company raised cash from GV.
Comcast Ventures and SAP.iO returned to back a series B round closed only five months after the cybsersecurity software provider's series A.
Boeing HorizonX Ventures led the series A round, which also attracted Swiss Post and Sony Innovation Fund.
On-demand home maintenance platform Homee has closed a series A round featuring Home Depot and corporate-backed VC firm Engage.
Tony Chao, senior investment director and general manager of Applied Ventures has accepted a partner position at Tyche Partners.
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