Tencent, Sony buy 30.34 percent stake in Japan’s FromSoftware for $260M
Hong Kong-based Tencent Holdings Limited and Japan-based Sony Group Corporation have acquired 30.34 percent stake in Japanese game developer FromSoftware for 36.4 billion yen ($259.48 million). FromSoftware parent firm Kadokawa Corporation said in a statement on Wednesday that it has issued FromSoftware shares to Tencent’ subsidiary Sixjoy Hong Kong Limit and Sony’s subsidiary Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. Following the deal, Sixjoy […]
Japan’s oVice raises $32M Series B funding led by multiple investors
OVice, a Japan-based virtual office platform, announced Wednesday a 45 billion yen (around $32.5 million) Series B funding round led by a group of Japanese and overseas investors. The company said in a statement the investment puts the company’s total raised capital at $45 million. According to the statement, it plans on creating solutions that […]
Indonesian credit tech startup SkorLife scores $2.2M pre-seed funding
Indonesia-based credit tech startup SkorLife announced Monday that it has raised a $2.2 million pre-seed funding round from a group of high-profile investors. AC Ventures participated in the round, along with Saison Capital and an all-star list of angel investors in Asia, SkorLife said in a statement. The round’s angels include all the Co-Founders of OneCard (FPL […]
RiskSmith Raises $1M in Pre-Seed Funding
RiskSmith, a US-based provider of an app that offers a professional-grade portfolio toolkit for individual investors, raised a one-million-dollar pre-seed funding. The round was led by Mercury Digital Assets. The funding will accelerate product expansion and growth via strategic partnerships for RiskSmith. Led by Co-Founder Dr. Richard Smith, RiskSmith provides individual investors with professional-grade portfolio […]
ALLOY ANNOUNCES $52 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL SERIES C
Alloy, the New York-based company behind an operating system that helps banks and fintechs make better identity and risk decisions, has raised $52 million at a $1.55 billion valuation. Lightspeed Venture Partners and Avenir Growth led the funding with participation from Canapi Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Avid Ventures, and Felicis Ventures. Over 300 companies use […]
Blossom.team Closes $1.5M Funding
Blossom.team, a San Francisco, CA-based career coaching platform provider, closed a $1.5m seed funding round. The round was led by Kevin Carter (General Partner and Founder of Night Capital), with participation from Caffeinated Capital, Brian Pokorny, Niche Capital, and Gold House Ventures. Strategic industry insiders also supported the raise, including chief product officers, executive coaches, […]
Evorra Raises Additional $1M in Pre-Seed Funding
Evorra, a London, UK-based provider of a SaaS marketplace for brands and agencies to build and scale audiences, raised an additional $1M in pre-seed funding. Boston, MA-based York IE made the investment. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its reach. Led by Aaron Ritoper, founder and CEO, Evorra enables […]
Kterio Raises $10M in Funding
Kterio, a US, UK and Netherlands based real estate SaaS company, completed a $10m funding round. The round was led by Round Hill Ventures with participation from Brighton Ventures. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development, expand sales and marketing, and scale-out its Real Estate SaaS business in Europe and North […]
PsycApps Raises £1.5M in Seed Funding
PsycApps, a London, UK-based developer of an evidence-based mental health game for teens and young adults called eQuoo, raised £1.5m in seed funding. Morningside Ventures led the round. The funds will enable the company to grow its team and accelerate the development of its mental health platform to address teens and tweens who self-report struggling with […]
Thalamos Raises $1M in Seed Funding
Thalamos, a London, UK-based provider of a platform digitizing the Mental Health Act, raised $1m in seed funding. Backers included Ascension’s Conduit Impact EIS Fund, angels including Syndicate Room, and investors from a private Seedrs crowdfund. Hadley Diest, Investment Manager at Ascension, will join Thalamos’ board as an independent advisor. The company intends to use the […]