Andrew Gaule talks to Roel Bulthuis, senior vice-president and managing director, Merck Ventures
Month: July 2016
US Investments pick up in June
Over the month we have tracked 122 deals worth an estimated total of $9.55bn involving corporate venturing investors. More than half of those deals (72) took place in the US. However, some of the top rounds, including a record-setter, occurred in China. The number of deals involving corporate VCs in June exceeded the number of… Continue reading US Investments pick up in June
IT sector digitises the world
Sector focus: IT
Finding ‘the true state of our condition’
This photo opportunity of a Saudi Arabian prince and Silicon Valley-based venture capitalists taken during the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (see comment) was an interesting snapshot in a number of ways. It is hard to imagine, say, German chancellor Angela Merkel meeting a similar women-only group of VCs, but then Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has… Continue reading Finding ‘the true state of our condition’
Mueller to energise EnBW’s CVC activities
Inga Mueller has been appointed investment manager for utility EnBW’s corporaate venturing unit, EnBW New Ventures.
Alcom helps transmit funding to Ukkovervot
Mobile data service provider Ukkovervot has raised $10.9m in equity and bond financing in a round featuring telecom company Alcom.
Black Swan drifts to $8m series B
The data analysis platform developer has completed a round featuring Mitsui which will go to product development and the expansion of its team.
Service Partner One orders up $10m
The office management platform developer has followed a 2015 seed round with $10m in series A funding from backers including Ringier Digital Ventures.
Zahroof Valves filters through series C funding
Saudi Aramco’s corporate venturing unit has led the latest round for valve manufacturer Zahroof, investing alongside NGP Energy Technology Partners.
Citic Guoan contributes $20m to $80m NextVR round
NextVR, already backed by Comcast, Time Warner, Madison Square Garden and Dick Clark Productions, has raised $20m from IT technology company Citic Guoan.
Light captures $30m in GV-led series C
The Foxconn-backed multi-aperture camera developer took its total funding to almost $65m in a round that will support the expansion of its worldwide supply chain.
GenSight comes home for $44m IPO do-over
Novartis-backed eye therapy developer GenSight filed for a $100m offering in the US a year ago, only to withdraw in November.
Syros Pharmaceuticals closes IPO at $57.5m
The genomic medicine company initially raised $50m in an offering that enabled WuXi PharmaTech to exit, before its stock rose significantly post-IPO.
Shandong Tyre tracks $390m in IPO
Two of Legend Holdings’ investment units have exited the tyre manufacturer through the initial public offering, after taking part in a $15m round in 2010.