Skyport Systems, an enterprise security architecture company, has raised $30 million in Series C funding. The financing round was led by GV with participation from Cisco Investments, Thomvest Ventures, Northgate Capital and…
Cainiao Reportedly Raises $1.54bn at $7.7bn Valuation
Cainiao, an Alibaba-backed logistics company, has completed a reported $1.54 billion funding round at a $7.7bn valuation, according to Chinese news site Caixin. Temasek Holdings, GIC, Khazaah Nasional and Primavera Capital all…
Sky Invests $45m in Streaming Service iFlix
iFlix, a rival of Netflix in Southeast Asia, has received $45 million in investment from U.K. broadcaster Sky. iFlix is an online streaming service that operates in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines…
Ant Financial reportedly raising $3.1bn at $60bn valuation
Ant Financial, the Chinese fintech company that manages Alipay, is reportedly raising $3.1 billion in funding at a valuation as high as $60 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ant Financial…
AlphaSense Raises $33m Funding Round
AlphaSense, a search engine for finance professionals, has raised $33 million in growth capital from Tribeca Venture Partners, Triangle Peak Partners and Quantum Strategic Partners. Individual investors such as former Reuters CEO…
Snapchat raises $175m at previous $16bn valuation
Messaging app Snapchat has raised $175 million in fresh funding at the same $16 billion valuation it had a year ago, according to reports from Reuters and The Wall Street Journal. The…
Luxembourg, Building on Old Habits, Births a Tech Ecosystem
Luxembourg has always been something of a European anomaly. Today, a nascent crowd of tech entrepreneurs is hoping it can continue to be so. It will certainly benefit them. With a population…
Mercari Raises $75m at Reported $1bn Valuation
Mercari, a Japanese peer-to-peer marketplace, has raised around $75 million at a reported valuation of more than $1 billion. The company’s Series D investment round includes Mitsui & Co, Development Bank of…
Enlighted Secures $25m Series D Financing Round
Enlighted, an Internet of Things solutions provider for commercial buildings, has secured $25 million in Series D financing. New investor Tao Capital Partners joined existing backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, RockPort…
Souq.com Secures $275m Funding Round
Dubai-based e-commerce company Souq.com has raised $275 million from Tiger Global management and Naspers. Other investors included Standard Chartered Private Equity, International Finance Corp., and Ballie Gifford. The Amazon-like company is reportedly…