Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2022 (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Josh Epstein, managing partner, UDC Ventures
Month: February 2022
GCV Emerging Leaders 2022: Tammy Mahn
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2022 (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Tammy Mahn, managing director, Verizon Ventures
UTokyo IPC achieves $221m close
Daikin Industries, Hakuhodo, Zeon, Fuyo General Lease, Mitsubishi Estate and several banks helped University of Tokyo’s venture arm close its second fund.
Thndr rolls to $20m series A round
Prosus Ventures co-led a round for the online share trading service, one of a wave of startups bringing investment tools to emerging markets.
Scandit captures $150m in series D round
GV, Sony Innovation Fund, Schneider Electric and Swisscom Ventures helped data capture technology producer Scandit raise money at a valuation topping $1bn.
GBA Fund progresses towards $257m close
Alibaba’s Greater Bay Area-focused fund is on its way to reaching its ceiling in the first half of this year, having secured a third of the $150m in capital so far committed.
Polygon picks up $450m
The blockchain scaling technology developer’s token sale attracted SoftBank, Animoca Brands, Alameda Research, Bitfinex, Voodoo, Scopely, Unacademy and Celsius.
Daily Deal Round Up: February 9, 2022
Digital bank operator Tonik Financial raised $131m in a Mizuho Bank-led round while e-commerce software provider Shopware secured $100m from PayPal and Carlyle.
Infinity Ventures Crypto closes $70m fund
Venture firm Infinity Ventures Crypto recruited Animoca Brands and Circle on its way to closing the oversubscribed fund.
2021 year-end data bank
Sector review of top investors, breakdown by subsectors and breakdown by type of corporate backers
Corporate venturing spikes to record high
2021 year-end data analysis
Talking heads: The important trends for 2021 and the biggest opportunities for 2022
In a recent poll of corporate venturing industry leaders, we asked what the most important trends were in 2021 and sought their insights into the big opportunities that 2022 may have to offer.
The global corporate venturing survey 2022
From September to December 2021, Global Corporate Venturing conducted its annual State of CVC survey.
The Ethical AI Challenge
Insights from Global Corporate Venturing 2021 by Emmanuel Benhamou, managing director, EAIGG