Axel Springer Media for Equity was among the investors as the financial coaching service closed its latest round at $11m.
Month: June 2018
News round up 25 June 2018
A round up of all the latest news on www.globalcorporateventuring.com for our subscribers.
iTeos accesses 6 Dimensions to raise $74m
Immuno-oncology drug developer iTeos Therapeutics has secured funding in a 6 Dimensions Capital-backed series B round.
Nginx revs engine for $43m round
App development tool supplier Nginx has now raised $103m altogether, with a series C round that followed a Telstra-backed series B.
Peek books in $23m series B
The CAA-backed tour activity booking platform took its overall funding to about $40m with a Cathay Innovation-led round.
Porsche helps Rimac find series B finish line
The carmaker has acquired a 10% stake in electric vehicle developer Rimac Automobili, adding to a $35m investment by Camel Group in September.
AT&T dials up AppNexus for $1.6bn acquisition
Online advertising platform AppNexus is in talks with AT&T over a deal that would follow more than $340m of funding from backers such as WPP, Microsoft, News Corp and Deutsche Telekom.
Focus: Switching Israel on to energy tech
Can Israel deliver on energy?
Unpanel and roundtable sessions
Paul Morris, UK Department for International Trade, gives the results from the unpanel and roundtable sessions at the GCV Symposium in May.
Interview: Caruso channels media’s future
Digitisation is fundamentally changing the media industry – as Global Corporate Venturing reported in Last month’s issue. Consumption preferences have shifted already, with digital subscriptions and on-demand programming eating into the market for printed newspapers, broadcast TV and radio. Content delivery models have also morphed, from a linear relationship between the consumer and a platform… Continue reading Interview: Caruso channels media’s future
Focus: Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is predicted to be the next disruptive wave in media and society more generally
Keynote: Corporate venturing and sustainable goals
Unable to attend the symposium for health reasons, Lorna Davis (pictured), senior adviser to Emmanuel Faber, CEO of packaged food supplier Danone, gave a keynote speech through video call, stressing the value of the B Corporation (B Corp) sustainability movement ahead of an afternoon session of unpanels on the UN’s sustainable development goals moderated by… Continue reading Keynote: Corporate venturing and sustainable goals
The shoulders of giants: going beyond capital
What went on at the eighth GCV Symposium in London last month
Highlights from this year’s GUV: Fusion event
GUV: Fusion, Global University Venturing’s annual conference, took place on May 22 and 23 alongside its sister event, GCV Symposium, and while many good aspects remained, others have been updated and refreshed. The first change was perhaps the most obvious. After three years of holding the event near St Paul’s Cathedral, the conference was moved… Continue reading Highlights from this year’s GUV: Fusion event