US-based children’s clothing company Primary has received $8m in series A funding from a consortium featuring Grace Beauty Capital, the corporate venturing division of consumer products company Grace Beauty. The round was led by US Venture Partners and also featured Homebrew, Harrison Metal Capital and other, unnamed investors. Primary sells essential children’s clothing, aiming to… Continue reading Primary starts series A education
Month: June 2016
Axiata joins the land of StoreKing backers
StoreKing, an e-commerce company focused on rural customers, has obtained $16m from Axiata.
Smaato advertises $148m acquisition
Spearhead Integrated Marketing Communication has agreed to buy Smaato for $148m two years after the mobile advertising company raised series E funding from Singapore Press.
Line marches towards $1bn IPO
Naver-owned messaging platform Line is set to sell 13 million shares in Japan and 22 million shares in the US priced at $26.30 each for a dual listing.
Qadium senses $20m series A
US-based internet indexing company Qadium has closed a $20m series A round building on seed funding by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), the Pentagon’s innovation and research arm. Venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates led the round, with angel investor Peter Thiel, through Founders Fund, and other existing, unnamed investors also taking part. Qadium’s… Continue reading Qadium senses $20m series A
Breakout sessions popular and lively
Paul Morris, corporate venturing adviser, UK Trade & Investment reviews the breakout sessions at the GCV Symposium 2016.
Comfy relaxes with $12m series B
Microsoft Ventures adds a third company to its portfolio following the launch of its corporate venturing activities.
Corporate accelerator expansion gathers velocity
Toby Lewis, chief analytics officer, reviews the GCV Corporate Accelerator Unconference 2016.
Amplitude turns up funding by $15m
US-based data analytics provider Amplitude, backed by internet company Tencent, closed a $15m series B round yesterday led by VC firm Battery Ventures, TechCrunch has reported. Benchmark, Data Collective, Merus Capital and Quest Venture Partners also took part in the round. Benchmark previously led a $9m series A round in August 2015 with participation from… Continue reading Amplitude turns up funding by $15m
Unique geography throws up varied challenges
Introduce yourself and your role. I started the corporate venture department group at GCI [Alaska’s largest telecoms provider] about two and a half years ago. Before that I was in M&A at Dell and had come to Dell actually through an acquisition. Before Dell, I was the general counsel and corporate secretary of a company… Continue reading Unique geography throws up varied challenges
Profile: Johnson & Johnson
As part of our healthcare sector focus, Thierry Heles takes a closer looks at Johnson & Johnson, and their rebranded Johnson & Johnson Innovation division.
Record year for life sciences
Sector report: Healthcare
Steps to corporate investment, innovation and collaboration
“When many traditional routes have been exhausted, how does an organisation change the way it does business?”
Venture capital 2.0: from venturing to partnering
“The Silicon Valley model is not easily replicated”