Private Equity
BridgeBio Pharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, has raised $299.2 million in funding. KKR and Viking Global Investors led the round with participation from other investors that included Perceptive Advisors, AIG, Aisling Capital, Cormorant Capital, Hercules Capital and Sequoia Capital.
1 min read · 24 January 2019
Kindred Ventures is seeking to raise $50 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. Founded by serial entrepreneur and angel investor Steve Jang, the San Francisco-based Kindred invests in early-stage startups.
1 min read · 24 January 2019
Minneapolis-based Apruve, a B2B credit automation platform, has raised $6 million in Series A financing. Cloud Apps Capital Partners led the round with participation from TTV Capital and Allegis Capital.
1 min read · 24 January 2019
Chinese AI solutions provider AInnovation has raised about $60 million in funding. CICC ALPHA led the round with participation from other investors that included Sinovation Ventures and Chengwei Capital.
1 min read · 24 January 2019
Atlanta-based ThingTech, an industrial internet of things platform-as-a-service provider, has raised $4 million in Series A funding. BIP Capital led the round with participation from Engage Ventures.
1 min read · 24 January 2019
Santa Monica, California-based Fair, a Car-as-Service provider, has secured a $50 million debt facility from Silicon Valley Bank. The capital will be used to buy cars for its users. Fair's backers include Exponential Ventures, Munich Re Venture's ERGO Fund, G Squared and CreditEase.
3 min read · 24 January 2019
Teach on Mars, a European mobile-native learning technology provider, has secured 7 million euros in funding. The lead investors were Omnes and Région Sud Investissement (advised by Turenne Capital).
1 min read · 24 January 2019
Owl Ventures has closed its third fund at $315 million. The fund will make early and growth-stage investments in education technology companies.
3 min read · 24 January 2019
Westwood, Massachusetts-based The Predictive Index, a provider of talent optimization solutions, raised $50 million in funding. The investor was General Catalyst.
1 min read · 24 January 2019
Austin, Texas-based Disco, a legal technology company, has secured $83 million in funding. Georgian Partners led the round with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners, The Stephens Group and Comerica. In conjunction with the funding, Tyson Baber, a partner at Georgian Partners, joined Disco's board of directors.
1 min read · 24 January 2019
