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Daily deal net: May 22, 2020
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
May 22, 2020Aspiration achieves $135m series C
UBS O’Connor contributed to a round that pushed the total raised by the socially responsible digital bank past the $200m mark.
May 22, 2020Couchbase counts up $105m
NTT Docomo-backed database software provider Couchbase has completed a series G round that increased its funding to more than $250m to date.
May 22, 2020States Title stacks up $123m
Assurant, Scor Global P&C Ventures and Lennar Ventures all contributed to the series C round for States Title, a developer of technology that streamlines real estate deals.
May 22, 2020BetterCloud settles $75m round
The Dropbox-backed software management platform developer has now raised approximately $187m to date, Warburg Pincus leading its latest round.
May 22, 2020Lendingkart leans into series D extension
Lendingkart has boosted its series D round to $41.3m, taking $11.3m in an extension featuring Bertelsmann India Investments and Sistema Asia Fund.
May 22, 2020Directly develops latest round to $31m
M12 and Samsung Next helped add $11m to a first tranche that closed in January, taking the customer service software developer's overall funding to more than $63m.
May 22, 2020Aqua Security accepts $30m
Microsoft-backed cybersecurity automation technology provider Aqua has now raised in excess of $130m, having closed a series D round led by Greenspring Associates.
May 22, 2020Sobot sucks in series C funds
Smart customer service technology provider Sobot received $29.5m in a round co-led by Yonyou, with the cash earmarked for product development and marketing.
May 22, 2020Octant circles $30m series A
Led by UCLA’s Sri Kosuri, Octant is working on drugs for complex diseases and will use the series A funding to further develop its platform.
May 22, 2020Wells Fargo's IN² weighs up $900,000 for startups
Wells Fargo’s technology incubator is supplying $900,000 to 18 affiliate organisations through its Channel Partner Awards scheme to help their coronavirus-hit portfolio companies.
May 21, 2020Liberty Global powers on Liberty Charge
Liberty Global's corporate venturing unit owns half of a newly formed venture aimed at building electric vehicle charging points using underground telecommunications wiring.
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