The move to develop ties between corporate investors and angels follows similar efforts in other countries.
Month: December 2021
HungryPanda gets its paws on $130m
HungryPanda CEO Eric Liu spoke to Global Corporate Venturing about the Asian food delivery service’s Hubert Burda-backed series D round.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 21, 2021
Mobile wallet developer Momo grabbed $200m in a Mizuho Bank-led round valuing it above $2bn while silicon wafer producer Mieke pulled in $188m.
MapmyIndia IPO sparks unicorn rush
Qualcomm and Flipkart-backed CE Info has gone public and secured a market capitalisation of approximately $1.1bn.
NEC seeks $150m for corporate venturing fund
The Japanese IT services provider is targeting $150m from other corporates for its Orchestrating Future Fund, which is tasked with boosting the technology ecosystem.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 20, 2021
China-based chipmakers Chipone Technology and Vastai Technologies raised a total of over $1.2bn while Reddit has confidentially filed to go public.
Analysis: Nubank raises $2.6bn in IPO
Digital banking platform operator Nu Holdings priced its IPO at the top of its range in New York, representing the first Brazil-originated flotation in three months.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 17, 2021
Data and analytics companies raise money in the hundreds of millions, while GV spreads investments across multiple sectors.
Interview: SIF and IGV continue venture momentum
Sony Innovation Fund and Innovation Growth Ventures both had a spectacular 2021, and various team members spoke to GCV about their latest investments in Cruz Foam, Delos, Identiq and Kiswe.
Clikalia snaps up $518m
Mouro Capital has returned to back the real estate transaction platform in the largest VC deal in Spain that outstripped Glovo’s $529m series F round closed earlier this year, thanks to an increased interest in the proptech and iBuyer space in the local market.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 16, 2021
SoftBank invested in rounds for Olist, Open Co and Juspay while Innovaccer raised $150m.
Nydig scoops up $1bn
Affirm, FIS, Fiserv, MassMutual and New York Life all contributed to a round valuing the Bitcoin technology provider at over $7bn.
Powerlist Q&A – Gonzalo Galindo, Cemex Ventures
Q&A with Gonzalo Galindo, head, Cemex Ventures
Anchorage Digital holds down $350m series D funding
The chartered crypto bank continues to raise money as it ramps up its efforts to bring crypto to the traditional banking system.