VENTURE DEALS
- AllinMD, a China-based digital orthopaedic hospital platform and online medical education company, raised $100 million in funding. Tencent and Sheares Healthcare Group co-led the round, and were joined by investors including Trustbridge Partners and WeDo Capital.
- Unbabel, a Lisbon, Portugal-based AI+human translation platform, raised $60 million in Series C funding. Point72 Ventures led the round.
- Klar, a Mexico-based banking alternative, raised $57.5 million in debt and equity seed funding. Quona Capital led the round, and was joined by investors including Santander Innoventures, Aspect Ventures, FJ Labs, and Western Technology Investment.
- Sentry, a San Francisco-based provider of software error monitoring solutions, raised $40 million in Series C funding. Accel led the round, and was joined by investors including New Enterprise Associates.
- TigerGraph, a Mountain View, Calif.-based scalable graph database for the enterprise, raised $32 million in Series B funding. SIG led the round.
- Deliverr, a San Francisco-based provider of order fulfillment services, raised $23 million in Series B funding. GLP led the round, and was joined by investors including 8VC.
- Eko, a Silicon Valley-based digital health company building machine learning tools to fight heart disease, raised $20 million in Series B funding. ARTIS Ventures led the round, and was joined by investors including DigiTx Partners, NTT Venture Capital, 3M Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Seraph Group, and XTX Ventures.
- Denovo, a Boulder, Colorado-based provider of managed IT services and enterprise resource planning consulting expertise, raised $18 million in funding. Investors include CIT Group.
- ZenBusiness, an Austin, Texas-based provider of corporate entity creation and management services, raised $15 million in Series A funding. Investors include Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau, Revolution's Rise of the Rest fund, Rosecliff Venture Partners, Interlock Partners and Recruit Strategic Partners.
- Kapwing, a San Francisco-based online image and video editing platform, raised $11 million in Series A funding. CRV led the round.
- Fiddler Labs, a Mountain View, Calif.-based provider of an explainable AI engine, has secured $10.2 million in Series A funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lux Capital led the round, and were joined by investors including Haystack Ventures and Bloomberg Beta.
- Crypto Quantique, a London-based cybersecurity company, raised $8 million in seed funding. ADV led the round, and was joined by investors including Entrepreneur First.
- Flipside Crypto, a Boston-based business intelligence firm for cryptocurrency and blockchain organizations, raised $7.1 million in funding. Galaxy Digital Ventures led the round.
- KNØX, a Canada-based provider of a digital asset custody service for institutions and fiduciaries with comprehensive insurance coverage, raised $6.2 million in funding. Initialized and iNovia led the round, and were joined by investors including Fidelity Investments Canada, FJ Labs and Ferst Capital.
- Flowcast, a San Francisco-based fintech startup that specializes in smart credit decisioning, raised $3 million in Series A funding. ING Ventures and Bitrock Capital co-led the round, and were joined by investors including Katalyst Ventures and Alpana Ventures.
- CyberFortress, a San Antonio, Texas-based insuretech startup focused on protecting e-commerce companies from cyber threats, raised $3 million in seed funding. Greycroft and LiveOak Venture Partners co-led the round.
- Cured, a San Francisco-based healthcare technology company, raised $2.5 million in seed funding. Waterline Ventures led the round, and was joined by investors including High Alpha Capital and Matchstick Ventures.
- Cruisewatch, a Germany-based cruise travel startup, raised $1 million in funding. The investors were not named.
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES DEALS
- Amphivena Therapeutics Inc, a South San Francisco-based developer of T cell engager therapeutics for cancer, raised $62 million in Series C funding. NanoDimension and Qiming Venture Partners USA led the round.
- SkinCure Oncology, a Chicago-based provider of treatments of non-melanoma skin care to dermatology patients, raised $30 million in funding, from Seacoast Capital.
- Kheiron Medical Technologies, a London-based applied science company focused on supporting cancer diagnostics with machine learning, raised $22 million in Series A funding. Atomico led the round, and was joined by investors including Connect Ventures, Greycroft, Hoxton Ventures and EXOR Seeds.
- Nview Health, an Atlanta-based behavioral health solutions company, raised $4.65 million in funding, from BIP Capital.
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PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS
- Inspire Brands Inc. will acquire Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, a Champaign, Ill.-based sandwich chain. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Read more.
- Twin Point Capital LLC made an investment in Stealth Monitoring, a Dallas and Ontario-based provider of remote video monitoring solutions to residential, commercial and industrial businesses. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
- Carroll Capital acquired Easy Speech Pathology, a Palm Desert, Calif.-based provider of board-certified speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, applied behavior analysis therapy and psychological services for both adults and children. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
- Golden Gate Capital acquired Invo Holdings, a Jamison, Penn.-based provider of autism and childhood behavioral health services. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
OTHER DEALS
- Wealthsimple acquired SimpleTax, a Canda-based web-based tax preparation service. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
IPOs
- Saudi Aramco, the oil giant, is reported considering doubling its IPO size this year to 10% of the firm, the Wall Street Journal reports citing sources. Read more.
- TeamViewer, the German software firm, reached a valuation of $5.8 billion (5.25 billion euros). Read more.
- Peloton Interactive, the New York-based cycling equipment maker, now says current shareholder Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) plans to about 3.6 million shares for $100 million in a private placement—double its previous figure. The firm posted revenue of $915 million in the year ending June 2019 and loss of $245.7 million. TCV (6.7% post-offering), Tiger (19.8%), True Ventures (12%), and Fidelity (6.8%) back the firm. It plans to list on the Nasdaq as "PTON." Read more.
- BioNTech, a German-based firm focused on cancer therapies, raised $251 million in an IPO of 13.2 million ADSs priced at $18 to $21 apiece. It posted a revenue of 127.6 million euros ($140.8 million), and posted losses of $47.7 million ($52.6 million) in 2018. The Strüngmann family (50%) backs the firm. It plans to list on the Nasdaq as "BNTX." Read more.
- BRP Group, a Tampa-based provider of insurance distribution, filed to raise $100 million in an initial public offering. The firm posted revenue of $79.9 million in 2018 and income of $2.7 million. It plans to list on the Nasdaq as "BRP." Read more.
EXITS
- Vantage Elevator Solutions, which is backed by Golden Gate Capital, agreed to acquire Thames Valley Controls, a U.K.-based provider of elevator control and monitoring solutions, from Dewhurst plc. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
FIRMS + FUNDS
- Enhanced Healthcare Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, raised $300 million for its new fund.
- Blue Delta Capital Partners, a McLean, Va.-based venture capital firm, raised $150 million for its new fund.
PEOPLE
- G2VP named Monica Varman as an investor.
- Livingstone named Mark Birkett and Michael Jenny as partners.
- Dean Olson joined ParkerGale Capital as an associate.
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