Transport

Apple last week introduced AirTag, “a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app”.

Ant Group is the largest shareholder in the China-headquartered mobility services provider, which has chosen the US for its initial public offering.

Vehicle charging technology developer Virta has closed an Eneos-backed round at $36m while Hubert Burda-backed wealth manager StashAway pushed its total funding past $60m.

The marketing automation technology provider's previous backer Susquehanna International Group returned for its series C round that has pushed to new highs.

Okta Ventures contributed to a $60m round for device management platform developer Kandji while real estate data provider Cherre raised $50m from investors including Intel Capital.

Genomic therapy developer EdiGene, electric vehicle rental platform Go Sharing and API management platform developer RapidAPI have all raised about $60m.

SNCF-backed online carpooling and bus portal BlaBlaCar has now secured $565m altogether, FMZ Ventures, VNV Global and Otiva J/F backing its latest round.

Prosus Ventures participated in a debt and equity round for the e-scooter rental service provider, whose earlier investors include Axel Springer.

Daiwa LogiTech, Logistics Innovation Fund, Mitsui Fudosan, NN Corporate Capital and Toyota Tsusho all took part in the supply chain technology provider’s $8.7m round.

Q1 analysis: Venturing deals still concentrated in non-core areas, more exits reported in the first quarter, average deal size dropped slightly

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