Tencent and Sony have provided $263m for FromSoftware while Piramal Capital & Housing Finance backed EarlySalary’s $110m series D round.
Month: August 2022
Corporate investments in energy storage surge amid power crisis
Corporate-backed investments in energy storage technology have quadrupled in value in the last quarter as energy prices soar.
Shearman flies to Boeing Phantom Works
Dani Shearman, who had spent nearly four years at the now-independent HorizonX, has joined a sister subsidiary, Boeing Phantom Works.
Daily Deal Round Up: August 30, 2022
FTX and Coinbase took part in a $200m round for NFT game developer Limit Break while Schaeffler, Kingspan and Marcegaglia backed H2 Green Steel’s $190m series B.
Ricoh targets mRNA technology with dedicated seed fund
The $7.2m Ricoh Biomedical Startup Fund was formed by the imaging technology producer to back up its recent acquisition of mRNA drug developer Elixirgen.
7 things VCs do that CVCs should avoid
From board seats to leading rounds to deciding when to back boom stocks — there are a lot of VC obsessions that corporate investors can skip.
Applied Ventures moves on to CVC 2.0
Applied Ventures has doubled its war chest to $100m per year and is looking to engage with materials engineering startups in a new way.
Morgan moves to HubSpot Ventures
HubSpot Ventures has hired Nate Morgan after a combined six years at Springdale Ventures, Evercore and Deutsche Bank.
Daily Deal Round Up: August 29, 2022
Wilbur-Ellis, Novo and Syngenta-backed Vestaron’s series C round was lifted to $92m while Algorand and Near invested $80m in Orange DAO.
Daily Deal Round Up: August 26, 2022
Bertelsmann-backed paywall management software provider Zephr is set to be acquired by Zuora in a $44m deal while Meituan co-led a $875m round for EV battery producer Sunwoda.
The Standout Six: The deals you need to know about this week
Healthcare companies may be driving a public markets recovery while Lunar Energy, helmed by Tesla’s former head of energy, has emerged from stealth with $300m.
Singtel on the hunt for new 5G tech with extra $100m
Singtel’s corporate VC unit has taken on another $100m as 5G opens up opportunities for new technology models, CEO Edgar Hardless tells Global Venturing.
Daily Deal Round Up: August 25, 2022
Lunar Energy disclosed $300m from investors including Sunrun and SK, and acquired Honda, Itochu and Tokyo Electric Power-backed Moixa for an undisclosed amount.
TDK Ventures appoints Vallez and Yan
Yan Yan and Veronica Vallez have joined TDK Ventures as investment analyst and recruitment principal respectively.