Sectors

Kraft Group, Roche and Novartis are in line for exits after small molecule drug developer C4 filed for a $100m offering,

The MSU cancer drug spinout has been acquired on the strength of its expertise in proteasome inhibitors and preclinical pipeline.

Vector Venture Capital has exited nFrames, a developer of 3D surface reconstruction software that has been bought by Esri for an undisclosed amount.

American Express Ventures returned to reinvest in the financial intelligence provider as part of a series B round announced in tandem with a company rebrand.

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has contributed to a $47.5m round for AeroSafe Global, which provides cold supply chain services to pharmaceutical clients.

State Farm Ventures and existing investor Bloomberg Beta helped the call centre technology provider close a round that will support R&D and hiring.

The corporate is putting $9.4m into Sony Innovation Fund: Environment, which will initially invest in environmental technology developers at seed stage.

Long-term investor OATV returned to invest in the luxury furniture marketplace for a fourth time, expanding its overall funding to more than $48m.

BBVA-backed Propel Venture Partners has returned for a round that will help Groww add more asset classes to its online investment service.

Investment manager XP has allocated up to $1.5bn in capital for a strategic investment fund dubbed XP Ventures.

SoftBank emerged in the news last week with its sizeable bets in the equity derivative markets in the US. Despite some recent challenges, the telecoms conglomerate has been very active in large venturing deals this year as well.