Vida Health Raises $30 Million in Series C Funding Round
This round will go towards funding sales and marketing and expanding Vida’s national coaching and therapy network.
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SecurityScorecard Closes $50 Million in Series D Financing Round
Today, SecurityScorecard’s platform is the “gold standard” for security ratings used across 175 countries for cybersecurity insurance underwriting, M&A due diligence, reputation management, and vendor risk management.
How Moovit improved its app to help people with disabilities ride transit with confidence
Launched seven years ago in Israel, Moovit has become the world’s most popular transit-planning and navigation app, with more than 400 million users and service in 2,700 cities across 90 countries. The company is also a leader in inclusive technology, with innovative work that helps people across the disability spectrum use buses, trains, subways, ride-hailing services and other modes of public transit.
Here is How AI is Bringing Equality to Education in China
Squirrel AI, NGP Capital's investment in China, is one of the few companies that specializes in intelligent adaptive education in China.
Deliveroo and GetYourGuide pick up around half a billion each in new funding
GetYourGuide and Deliveroo both announced new funding today, with Deliveroo raising $575M led by Amazon and GetYourGuide $484M led by Softbank’s Vision Fund. NGP Capital first invested in both companies in 2015, both investments were made in NGP Capital’s Smart Mobility theme.
Xnor releases AI2GO: A self-serve edge AI platform for building smart on-device solutions
AI2GO gives developers access to hundreds of deep learning models, which can be deployed on resource-constrained devices such as car dash cams and home security cameras with a few lines of code.
VentureBeat: Inside Nokia’s factory of the future: Robots, data, automation, 5G, and even some humans
As 5G networks begin to roll out, one of the most heavily hyped use cases is Industry 4.0, or the “factory of the future.”
Reuters: Inside SoftBank's push to rule the road
Traditionally in venture capital, funds do not invest in direct competitors. “There are tremendous synergies, but on the other hand there is significant risk of tremendous conflicts of interest,” said Paul Asel, Managing Partner at NGP Capital and a longtime mobility investor.
Do you have an Industrial Automation innovation that could change the world?
Winners will be provided with up to $175,000 in financial assistance and the opportunity to collaborate with experts from Nokia and Nokia Bell Labs to help grow their businesses and unleash new levels of productivity for the industrial and public sectors.
Getaround becomes global carsharing leader with $300 million acquisition of European platform Drivy
Getaround has acquired Drivy for $300M to move closer toward a shared vision of creating a world in which all cars are shared, and people everywhere are empowered to carshare – to contribute building more livable cities that are both less congested and polluted.
Yahoo News: First 5G, now supply chains – Trump administration considers blacklist to battle China
Upal Basu, Partner at NGP Capital, says the focus should be on the United States working to maintain its own advantage in 5G “instead of focusing on Huawei.”
Long-Term and Loyal Investments in Growth-Stage Companies
Paul Asel, Managing Partner of NGP Capital, sheds light on the company's investment style and strategy.