AES and Siemens are each retaining nearly 35% of the energy storage system provider, which has closed an upsized initial public offering.
Month: November 2021
GCV Symposium 2021: Panel – A second run for cleantech
Odqa’s Gediz Karaca and Mixergy’s David Pinder spoke about cleantech investment in a panel moderated by R2 Data Labs’ Caroline Gorski.
Nuro motors to $600m series D
Google, Kroger and SoftBank Vision Fund 1 all contributed to the autonomous vehicle developer’s series D round at a reported $8.6bn valuation.
Shoreline hits $140m round
Gilead and BeiGene participated in a round for the immuno-oncology therapeutics developer in a round that came seven months after it raised $43m.
GCV Symposium 2021: GCV Institute update and our benchmarking effort
GCV’s James Gunnell and Jana Reuther gave updates on the GCV Institute.
Chipper Cash receives $250m funding transfer
FTX helped Chipper add $150m to a series C round valuing the cross-border payment platform developer at over $2bn.
GCV Symposium 2021: Panel – Cashing in on the rise of digital health
Eileen Tanghal from In-Q-Tel moderated the panel on the rise of digital health, featuring Novartis and Qualcomm-founded dRx Capital’s Rana Lonnen and Black Opal Partners’ Tara Bishop.
Everlaw earns $202m in series D round
Alphabet’s CapitalG unit returned for the legal data platform developer’s latest round, which was led by TPG Growth at a $2bn valuation.
SoftBank jumps in The Sandbox’s $93m round
The NFT-based metaverse platform developer’s latest round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and included Animoca Brands, LG Technology Ventures, Polygon Studios and Samsung Next.
GCV Symposium 2021: What is next after CVC? Mach49 and building a venture factory
Mach49’s Linda Yates and Paul Holland moderated a session dealing with “venture factories” within corporations, featuring Airbus’ Christian Lindener and Hitachi’s Laurent Guengant.
42dot mobilises for series A funding
Lotte Ventures was among the participants in an $88.4m round which will help the mobility platform developer increase headcount and strengthen its technology.
Permutive packs in $75m
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a series C round for the progmmatic advertising software developer that increased its total funding to $105m.
GCV Symposium 2021: Panel – A future vision for CVCs
Sony Innovation Fund’s Antonio Avitabile, LG Technology Ventures’ Dong-Su Kim and UCB Ventures’ Erica Whittaker spoke about building a business strategy that adds value to a CVC’s portfolio.
GCV Symposium 2021: Recap and review – What data during a pandemic is telling us
GCV’s Kaloyan Andonov and Cetim‘s Martin Haemmig shared data insights into the VC industry since the onset of the pandemic.