SoftBank backs $100M funding of Australia corporate education content hub Go1
Go1, an Australia-based corporate education content hub for on-demand training and resources, announced Monday it has raised over $100 million in its latest funding round closed in May.
The round brings Go1’s total funding to over $400 million, increasing the company's valuation to over $2 billion, Go1 said in a statement.
Participants in the round include AirTree Ventures, Blue Cloud…
SoftBank leads US intelligent workforce platform Observe.AI $125M Series C funding
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led the $125 milllion Series C funding in Observe.AI, an United State-based intelligent workforce platform that transforms contact centers through artificial intelligence (AI).
Observe.AI said in a statement the round also saw the participation from Zoom Video Communications, Inc, Menlo Ventures, Nexus Ventures, Scale Ventures, Emergent Ventures, NGP Capital,…
New Zealand AI firm Soul Machines raises $70M Series B1 led by Softbank
Soul Machines, a New Zealand-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, announced that it has raised $70 million Series B1 financing led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Additional participation in this round comes from new investors Cleveland Avenue, Liberty City Ventures and Solasta Ventures, Soul Machines said in a statement.
Existing investors including Temasek, Salesforce…
Singapore’s Funding Societies raises $294M led by Softbank to fuel expansion plans in Southeast Asia
Funding Societies, Southeast Asia’s largest small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) digital financing platform, announced Wednesday that it has raised $144 million in an oversubscribed Series C+ equity round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
Other new investors included Vietnamese tech giant VNG Corporation, Rapyd Ventures, Asia-based global investor EDBI, Indies Capital, K3 Ventures, and Ascend…
Softbank, Tencent-backed Indian used car platform Cars24 raises $400M
India-based used car platform Cars24 announced on Monday the closing of a $400 million round of funding including a $300 million Series G equity round alongside $100 million debt from diversified financial institutions.
This round is Cars24’s third in just over a year and values the used cars e-commerce player at $3.3 billion, about double the valuation from its previous round in September…
India payment technology platform Juspay raises $60M in Series C funding led by SoftBank
Juspay, a digital payments firm India, has announced $60 million in Series C funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from existing investors VEF and Wellington Management.
Juspay Founder and Chief Executive Officer Vimal Kumar said in a statement that the company has been in the forefront, building foundational infrastructure by unifying and enhancing hundreds of diverse…
US cybersecurity firm Claroty raises $400M Series E funding led by SoftBank, acquires Medigate for extended IoT protection
US-based cybersecurity firm Claroty announced that it has raised $400 million in Series E funding and entering an agreement to acquire Medigate, a leading healthcare Internet of Things (IoT) security company.
The round brings the company’s total funding to $635 million, making it the most well-funded cybersecurity company in the industrial, healthcare, and enterprise IoT sectors, Claroty said…
Kazakhstan car aftersales platform raises $700,000 funding led by Singapore’s Quest Ventures
CTOgram, a Kazakhstan car aftersales platform, announced Monday it has raised $700,000 funding led by Singapore-based venture capital firm Quest Ventures.
The round also saw the participation from MOST Ventures, and Adil Nurgozhin, a former board member of Baiterek Holdings, the sovereign wealth fund of Kazakhstan.
CTOgram said in a statement, the investment will speed up the adoption of…
Singapore’s True Global Ventures invests $1.25M in walletless NFT platform Forza Ikonia
Singapore-based venture capital firm True Global Ventures (TGV) on Tuesday announced $1.25 million funding with non-fungible tokens (NFT) platform Forza Ikonia to finance a vision of taking NFTs to the mass market with a frictionless first buyer experience using the eco-friendly Polygon blockchain technology.
TGV said in a statement that the investment coincides with the release of MAUER - an…
Hong Kong-based gaming platform The Sandbox raises $93M funding led by SoftBank to grow its open NFT metaverse
The Sandbox, a Hong Kong-based open non-fungible token (NFT) metaverse platform, said Tuesday it has secured $93 million in its Series B fundraising round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
This represents SoftBank Vision Fund 2’s first investment in crypto assets, according to a statement.
Other investors in the round included Animoca Brands, True Global Ventures, Liberty City Ventures, Galaxy…