Stanley Black & Decker’s investment arm is shifting focus as its parent prepares to divest its healthcare and security assets in favour of a newly created outdoor products business, according to president Dina Routhier.
Month: June 2022
Didi is a symbol of fragmenting capital markets
The Chinese ride-hailing company’s pullback from US markets emblematic of a shift to more geopolitically divided capital.
Yamaha Motor targets sustainability with $100m fund
The motorised product manufacturer will invest in environmental technology developers through its newly formed Sustainability Fund.
JLR: “We want people to think of a car like a Hermes bag”
The carmaker is exploring a “car for life” that gets upgraded as your needs change and other ideas at a new innovation centre it has set up at Warwick University.
Daily Deal Round Up: June 20, 2022
Cancer biopsy developer Elypta raised $21m in a round led by Bonnier Ventures while Evli Bank led cryptocurrency arbitrage platform Mosdex’s $20m series A.
Man departs from Ant
Kenny Man has departed from Ant after seven years overseeing the financial services group’s international investments to form a fintech fund.
Immutable mints $500m investment vehicle
Animoca Brands and GameStop are among the partners for the NFT technology provider’s entry into corporate venturing.
Daily Deal Round Up: June 17, 2022
Google and Times Group helped boost ShareChat’s latest round to $520m while Animoca Brands has acquired a majority stake in portfolio company TinyTap for $38.9m.
UiPath launches AI tech fund
The first investment by the RPA technology producer’s new CVC unit is in a $51.5m round valuing workplace automation software developer AirSlate above $1.2bn.
Daily Deal Round Up: June 16, 2022
Educational Testing Service was part of a $225m round for digital higher education provider UpGrad while SoftBank helped recruitment software provider Fountain extend its series C to $185m.
Rising Stars Q&A – Sungkwon Kang, LG Technology Ventures
Q&A with Sungkwon Kang, director, LG Technology Ventures
Global Venturing Review: The future of minimally invasive care with Oliver Keown, Jotthe Kannappan, Vivian de Ruijter – Intuitive Ventures
Oliver Keown, Jotthe Kannappan and Vivian de Ruijter of Intuitive Ventures joined the Global Venturing Review podcast to discuss the future of minimally invasive care.
Opinion: We were all wrong
The fact that nobody knows what will happen in the economy provides surprising clarity for decision making
Daily Deal Round Up: June 15, 2022
GV took part in food delivery service Wonder Group’s $350m series B round while two Hanwha subsidiaries contributed to a $145m round for eVTOL aircraft developer Overair.