Services

University and diversity-focused recruitment group Yello is merging with its corporate-backed counterpart in a bid to drive DEI hiring strategy.

Clean medicine developer Genexa roped in Unilever for its $60m series A round while Krafton led storytelling platform developer Pratilipi's $48m series D.

Booking Holdings-backed online travel services provider Yanolja has raised capital from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 ahead of a planned initial public offering.

Gogox, which counts Alibaba, Cainiao, 58 Daojia, Renren and Singapore Press Holdings as shareholders, has received about $100m in a round co-led by Bocom and Cyberport.

Electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace raised $35m from investors including Mesa Air and United, while several corporates are set to exit remote access software developer Openpath.

The Ant Group, Info Edge and Delivery Hero-backed restaurant listings and food delivery app operator is floating in a dual listing, having secured $562m from anchor investors yesterday.

Truist Ventures and PayPal have co-led the vehicle’s $62.1m final close, which included backing from Foot Locker, Bank of America and Synchrony.

Lilith Games helped artificial intelligence software developer Inspir.ai secure $46.3m while Microsoft AI spinoff Xiaoice closed its series A round at a billion-dollar valuation.

GV participated in a series C round for the online flexible staffing portal at a valuation of $560m, hiking its overall funding to $100m.

AG2R La Mondiale committed capital to lending platform Younited Credit. The larger round is not surprising as the alternative lending space is experiencing a recovery after the pandemic shock.

Munich Re and Microsoft helped CO2-to-chemicals technology provider Twelve raise $57m while Eli Lilly and Kaiser Permanente-backed CRO dMed-Clinipac secured $50m.