Sectors

AbbVie, Novartis, Corteva and Heritage Medical Systems will have an opportunity to exit the cell therapy developer through an initial public offering.

The CyberAgent, JD.com, Sumitomo and VNG-backed e-commerce marketplace has reached a first close for its series E round, ahead of a $100m second tranche expected in the next few months.

ClalTech is set to exit the cloud infrastructure management software provider in an acquisition by HPE, which will integrate Zerto with its storage division.

Coinbase Ventures, Razer’s zVentures unit, Samsung Venture Investment and Scopely were among the investors that took part in a $50m tranche to help the mobile game publisher close its latest round.

Sirnaomics, which counts Walvax Bio, China Resources Group and Charoen Pokphand Group as existing investors, has raised series E funding to advance its drug development activities.

Accenture, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, General Electric, Intel, Shell and Saudi Aramco have all exited the operations management software provider in a purchase by SparkCognition.

The FinAdvantage-backed gaming platform developer has now raised $90m in total, Hike having exited the company earlier this year.

SIG returned to reinvest in the online education platform developer, which achieved unicorn status three years ago.

The social networking platform operator unveiled a $300,000 micro fund targeting female entrepreneurs and other underrepresented startup founders.

The China-based ride hailing service company debuted in an upsized $4.44bn IPO, giving potential exits to several corporate backers that are among some of its largest external shareholders.

JetBlue Technology Ventures has appointed Amy Burr as successor to previous president Bonny Simi, who has transitioned into an advisory role.