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Month: June 2015
News round up 15 June 2015
A round up of all the latest news on www.globalcorporateventuring.com for our subscribers.
Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 8-12 June 2015
Ralali, an Indonesia-based business-to-business marketplace for maintenance, repair and operational products, raised $2.5m in series A funding from Beenos Plaza, the investment arm of e-commerce group Beenos, CyberAgent Ventures, which fulfils the same function for internet company CyberAgent, VC firm East Ventures and an undisclosed angel investor on Monday. It will invest the funding in… Continue reading Weekly corporate venturing deal net: 8-12 June 2015
Boxful stores $6.6m series A
Boxful, a China-based storage provider, has raised a $6.6m series A round from investors including real-estate companies Great Eagle, Vega Realty, and Soundwill, Tech in Asia reported yesterday. Arocrest Capital, Tinghsin Group, Lonsdale Capital and a range of unnamed angel investors also backed the round. Founded in October 2014, Boxful offers a storage service by… Continue reading Boxful stores $6.6m series A
Watchville and Hodinkee time merger
The newly merged company has secured funding from investors including Google Ventures.
Corporates nod at Yesware’s $13.3m series C
US-based sales platform Yesware has closed a $13.3m series C round featuring internet company Google’s corporate venturing arm Google Ventures, BostInno reported yesterday. IDG Ventures, a corporate venturing unit of media and technology company International Data Group, also participated alongside Golden Venture Partners and Battery Ventures. The round was led by Foundry Group. Yesware provides… Continue reading Corporates nod at Yesware’s $13.3m series C
Matthew Fix, 30.1.1973 – 5.6.2015
Matthew Fix, a former partner at mobile phone network operator Vodafone’s corporate venturing arm Vodafone Ventures, passed away on June 5 at the age of 42. Fix worked at Vodafone Ventures for six years from 2006 to 2013, and helped re-start the unit. He was one of the team members in an active Vodafone Ventures team,… Continue reading Matthew Fix, 30.1.1973 – 5.6.2015
Johnson & Johnson increases number of collaborations
Johnson & Johnson Innovation, an investment vehicle of US-based pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, has added a total of 17 collaborations to its list, increasing the total to more than 200. Among the recently inked agreements is a partnership between Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica and university Karolinska Institutet, first reported earlier this month,… Continue reading Johnson & Johnson increases number of collaborations
Uber seeks $1bn round
The ride-sharing app, which is backed by Baidu in China, now enables a million trips in the country as it prepares to expand into 50 cities.
Corporates want Evrythng to have $7.5m
Cisco and Samsung are among the backers of a series B round for internet of things company Evrything.
Norwest takes series A Personali
Wells Fargo-affiliated venture capital firm Norwest Venture Partners has led a $12m series A round for the personalised online shopping platform.
Insurers arrive at $500m Shoreline fund
China-based Shoreline Capital, a private fund manager focused on the Chinese market, has closed a $500m fund featuring a range of undisclosed insurance companies. Shoreline China Value III was oversubscribed and included investors from the US, Canada, Europe and Asia. Government and private pensions, endowments, foundations, family offices and high-net-worth individuals, all unnamed, contributed to… Continue reading Insurers arrive at $500m Shoreline fund
Unum closes $65m series B
Seattle Genetics committed $5m to the round earlier this week when the two companies signed a partnership agreement.
Sinclair dashes to ZypMedia’s series B
US-based advertising platform ZypMedia has closed a $4.4m series B round led by telecommunications company Sinclair Broadcast Group and featuring US Venture Partners. Founded in 2013 as ExtendTV, the company provides an advertising platform for desktop, mobile and connected televisions. Marketers can target advertising for specific geographies, demographics, contexts, and behaviours. ZypMedia will use the… Continue reading Sinclair dashes to ZypMedia’s series B