The German chemicals producer — already an investor in China and Singapore — wants early access to disruptive Japanese deeptech startups.
Month: November 2022
Daily Deal Round Up: November 14, 2022
Pertamina and MDI Ventures are teaming up on a $500m energy fund while Trip.com and Legend Capital-backed hotel brand Atour floated on Nasdaq.
The downturn is the perfect time for CVCs to pivot to business development
Here’s how to do that smoothly.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 11, 2022
Enterprise-focused browser developer Island upped its Cisco-backed series B round to $175m while car delivery service Kyte raised $60m.
The Big Deal: What FTX’s flameout means for CVC
The $32bn crypto exchange declared bankruptcy today leaving SoftBank, Coinbase and Circle among its burned investors. How did this happen and where does it leave the sector?
5 corporate investing pitfalls to avoid
Corporate investors have a more complicated role to navigate than financial VCs. But these 5 strategies can help smooth the job.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 10, 2022
NCSoft invested $15m in Mysten Labs to take the latter’s series B round to $300m while Porsche backed Xanadu’s $100m series C.
Corporate VC deal value slumped 56% in October
There is no let-up yet in the investor pullback, but a series of big energy fundraises helped keep total deal value from falling further.
Chinese venture capital deals fall — but not in energy
The value of VC deals in China tumbled 44% to $62.1bn by the end of October, but energy-related startups are still raising big rounds.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 9, 2022
Suzano and Yara participated in Agrolend’s $145m latest round while Xencor contributed to Zenas BioPharma’s $118m series B.
“We want to be the Dall-E of AI animation”
Warner Music doubles down on Anything World’s metaverse tools bet, backing the startup’s $7.5m “seed plus” funding round.
CVCs continue to emerge in Q4 despite economic headwinds
Several new entrants to the corporate venturing sector could keep the number of active units above their pre-pandemic highs.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 8, 2022
Xiaomi provided $68.9m in series C funding for Atech Automotive while Intel and Micron were part of Eliyan’s $40m series A round.
Dick’s Sporting Goods seeks e-commerce insight with $50m fund
DSG Ventures has launched with five investments and marks the rare instance of a sports retailer launching a strategic fund.