Sectors

SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 has invested at a $2.7bn valuation, taking the Stanford-backed life insurance platform developer’s overall funding to over $400m.

NC State spinout Phononic has added $50m to its coffers thanks to a consortium led by Goldman Sachs.

SAP.io took part in email software provider Sedna's $34m series B round while Byju's picked up BCC-backed learning app developer Toppr in a deal reportedly sized at about $150m.

Q&A with Steve Deutsch, investment principal, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital

Genomics analytics platform developer Sophia Genetics has gone public ten years after it was co-founded by researchers from EMBL, Stanford and University of Geneva

BBVA helped the banking software provider raise series D funding that supported its acquisition of digital banking services provider Contis.

Visa invested in the digital payment platform developer at a valuation above $1bn, taking its overall funding to almost $300m.

Daily Mail and General Trust’s DMG Ventures unit was among the investors in the BNPL service provider’s $110m series B extension, which came after an $80m first close three months ago.

The REA Group-backed real estate marketplace is set to carry out a reverse takeover at a $1.35bn valuation almost two years after it withdrew its attempt to float in Australia.

The Gruner + Jahr and Susquehanna International Group-backed content recommendation engine developer floated below its range but is slightly up from its IPO price.

Mirae Asset-Naver Asia Growth Fund was among the investors as the social media and short-form video app developer expanded on a $502m round featuring Tencent and Snap.