Alibaba invested $432m in the chauffeured car service, which has filed to list on China’s NEEQ board, but has transferred its shares to affiliate funds Yunfeng and Yunling.
Month: April 2016
Corporates help close $208m Forbion fund
Forbion Capital Partners has closed its third main fund at $208m, attracting commitments from Charles River Laboratories, Knight Therapeutics and unnamed insurance providers.
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Data analysis of the venture capital sector
Startups prepare for a new reality
Tracy Isacke, managing director at Silicon Valley Bank, looks to the future of startups.
The good, the bad and the ugly – various types of CVC
The venture capital (VC) industry is booming, especially in the technology space. Corporations are participating in this trend by establishing their own internal investment organisations. These corporate venture capitalists (CVCs), also known as strategic investors or corporates, are investing in tech startups alongside traditional financial VCs. In fact, according to the Global Corporate Venturing, over… Continue reading The good, the bad and the ugly – various types of CVC
Resetting the startup industry
Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures comments on the startup industry.
iCarbonX series A results in $154m
Less than six months after it was founded, China-based iCarbonX has completed a round featuring Tencent and Vcanbio that values it at $1bn.
Profile: Simon Venture Group and its quest for growth
How long has the Simon Venture Group (SVG) been around? How much capital do you seek to deploy, and what is the overall investment philosophy? Simon Venture Group is the corporate venture arm of Simon Property Group, an S&P 100 company as well as the largest publicly-traded real estate investment trust in the S&P 500.… Continue reading Profile: Simon Venture Group and its quest for growth
Growing business the Alibaba way
Company focus: Alibaba
Early-stage VC at Qualcomm Ventures
Comment from Varun Jain, early stage VC, Qualcomm Ventures and Patrick Eggen, Qualcomm Ventures senior director, Early Stage Fund
Asia and North America lead the first quarter
First quarter analysis
Consumer sector sets records again
Sector focus: Consumer
Rapid change throws up a multitude of challenges
Andrew Gaule talks to Phil Smith, chief executive, Cisco Systems, UK and Ireland, and non-executive chairman, Innovate UK
Slowdown brings opportunity
Editorial from James Mawson, editor-in-chief