SoftBank Ventures backs Indonesia logistics startup

Continuing a year of bumper investments for tech startups in the business of moving goods from A to B in Indonesia, Waresix today announced it has secured $100 million in its newest round of funding. On top of that, one of Waresix’s new investors is the prestigious SoftBank Ventures Asia, reports Ag Funder News this afternoon. Another of its new backers is Emtek, Indonesia’s $2.5 billion tech…

Temasek, SoftBank, C Ventures and others invest in US ConsenSys $450M Series D funding

United States ethereum (ETH) and decentralized protocols software company ConsenSys announced Tuesday the close of a $450 million financing ground, bringing its valuation to $7 billion. ParaFi Capital led this raise after participating in ConsenSys’ Series C round in November 2021, ConsenSys said in a statement. They were joined by new investors, including Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2,…

NAVER Expands Startup Investments in Silicon Valley with the Planned Establishment of NAVER Ventures

- Key executives, including Founder Lee Hae-jin and CEO Choi Soo-yeon, engage in discussions with the local startup ecosystem- The new investment initiative will focus on investing in promising startups in North America, starting with video AI startup 'TwelveLabs'- NAVER has a strong track record of tech startup investments through its NAVER D2SF and is also known for acquiring Poshmark SEONGNAM,…

SoftBank backs Helion $425M Series F investment to scale commercialized fusion power

Helion, a fusion energy company, has on Tuesday announced a $425 million Series F investment round that will be used to scale commercialization efforts for the company’s groundbreaking fusion technology. The oversubscribed and upsized round had participation from new investors, including Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and a major university endowment, and existing…

Singapore’s Augmentus raises $5M in Series A funding led by Sierra Ventures

Augmentus, a Singapore-based firm in no-code robotics software, has successfully raised $5 million in Series-A funding. The round was led by Sierra Ventures, along with Cocoon Capital, Augmentus said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the funds will be used to scale operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia, meeting increasing customer demand of various…

Japanese robotics firm Telexistence raises $170M funding from investors including SoftBank

Japanese robotics startup Telexistence (TX) has successfully raised a $170 million Series B round. TX said in a statement on Thursday that the funding including the follow-on investments from the lead investors in previous funding rounds, including Monoful Venture Partners, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, and Airbus Ventures. TX has also secured funding from new investors including SoftBank…

Singapore’s SUNRATE closes Series D-1 funding round with Prosperity7 Ventures as lead investor

SUNRATE, an intelligent global payment and treasury management platform based in Singapore, has announced on Tuesday that Prosperity7 Ventures, the diversified growth fund under Aramco Ventures, has made an investment in the company in its latest D-1 funding round. Prosperity7 Ventures led the D-1 funding round, which also included a subsequent investment by Softbank Ventures Asia, SUNRATE…

South Korea’s SeaVantage receives $1.3M funding led by We Ventures

SeaVantage, a South Korean-based startup in real- time ocean supply chain visibility has raised $1.3 million from We Ventures, IBK Capital, Lindeman Asia Investment, and BDC Labs. The funding round, led by We Ventures, follows the rapid growth the company has achieved as an increasing number of supply chain professionals have been turning to real-time visibility solutions to better manage and…

CoachHub raises $200M Series C, led by Sofina and SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to democratize coaching worldwide

CoachHub, the leading global digital coaching platform, closed a $200M Series C funding round, led by Sofina and SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The round will be used to further scale CoachHub’s product innovation and operations while accelerating the company’s global expansion. Following an $80 million round only eight months ago, this Series C brings the three-year-old company’s total funding to $330…