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Bestow gets $70m in series C round

Returning investor Sammons Financial contributed to a round that more than doubled the online life insurer's total funding to $145m.


Dec 17, 2020

Fiserv finds cash for Ondot acquisition

Digital card technology provider Ondot Systems had raised more than $50m from investors including Citi Ventures and Intel Capital.

Dec 17, 2020

NetGuardians catches new funding

Swisscom and Sberbank-backed fraud prevention software provider NetGuardians raised $19.2m to take its total funding to more than $33m.

Dec 16, 2020

Conio coaxes Banca Generali to $14m round

The crypto wallet developer, already backed by Poste Italiane and Banca Sella, has bagged $14m in a round led by strategic partner Banca Generali.

Dec 16, 2020

Smithies to build $200m Fifth Wall fund

Former BMW i Ventures partner Greg Smithies is leading a venture firm Fifth Wall's Climate Tech fund, which has a reported $200m target for its close.

Dec 16, 2020

Self Financial puts $40m on the shelf

Panasonic-backed Conductive Ventures reinvested in a round that lifted the credit building app developer's total funding to $77m.

Dec 16, 2020

UK leads in quantum academia-industry ties

The UK moves to second phase of quantum initiative, programme links universities to industries at tech hubs, ‘Ion traps’ alternative to superconductors are a key focus

Dec 16, 2020

AI face-off: China battles the US while EU plays catch up

China is benefiting from its government’s focus on artificial intelligence (AI) with unlisted companies having raised RMB203.7m ($30bn) in venture capital since 2016, according to Nikkei Asia Tech and 36kr.

Dec 16, 2020

Daily deal net: December 15, 2020

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Dec 15, 2020

Checkout.com launches fintech investment arm

The digital payment technology provider has become the latest corporate to launch a venture capital investment vehicle focused on the fintech sector.

Dec 15, 2020

Corporate venturing moves forwards

Monthly report: November 2020

Dec 15, 2020

Does Deerfield have The Cure?

Deerfield Management is putting up $2bn for early-stage life sciences research through to 2030, but what does its involvement mean for its partner universities?

Dec 15, 2020
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