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Celect celebrates $15m series C
NGP Partners led retail analytics software provider Celect's series C round, which included Fung Capital and existing investors Activant Capital and August Capital.
Dec 17, 2018XianLife eats up corporate funding
Convenience store management software provider XianLife has raised an eight-figure sum from investors including Megvii and SBI Investment.
Dec 17, 2018Analysis: HomeToGo buys Tripping
HomeToGo has acquired the troubled Recruit-backed holiday home rental platform Tripping for an undisclosed amount of money. The company is part of the larger travel and accommodation space, which has seen growth of corporate-backed deals in recent years.
Dec 16, 2018Corporate venturing deal net: 10-14 December 2018
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Dec 14, 2018Happiest Baby rests with $23m series B
GV was among the participants in a series B round that boosted the artificial intelligence-equipped bassinet developer's total funding to $33m.
Dec 14, 2018Shea helps Calibrate summon $80m first fund
Two former managing directors of Shea Ventures have raised $80m from limited partners including JF Shea for Calibrate Ventures' inaugural fund.
Dec 14, 2018Zest Tea brews $1m
The tea product supplier has become the fourth business backed by University of Maryland Momentum Fund.
Dec 13, 2018AutoNation goes Vroom in $146m series G
The car retailer invested $50m to lead Vroom's series G round, becoming its first corporate backer and helping increase the online car retailer’s total funding to $440m.
Dec 13, 2018Farfetch runs to $250m Stadium Goods acquisition
The fashion e-commerce platform has agreed to buy Stadium Goods less than two years after its $4.6m series A round, handing exits to LMVH and Chernin Group.
Dec 13, 2018Tokopedia tops up latest round to $1.1bn
SoftBank Vision Fund and Alibaba have co-led a $1.1bn round for the e-commerce marketplace that also featured Softbank Ventures Korea.
Dec 12, 2018Airbnb and Slack consider direct listing
Airbnb and Slack are considering following in the footsteps of Spotify by exploring a direct listing rather than going the traditional route through Wall Street.
Dec 12, 2018Green Rice cooks up series B-plus funding
The smart device developer, which counts SEB and Xiaomi as backers, has raised tens of millions of dollars in its third funding round this year.
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