The drop in the US financial services group’s market capitalisation shows how undervalued venture investments are as the economy slows.
Month: November 2022
11 hot construction startups to keep an eye on
Looking for startups working on building the world more efficiently? Here are a few options — including seven that have had corporate backing.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 7, 2022
Cable One provided $50m for Ziply Fiber while Mercuria co-led a series C round the same size for The Mobility House.
GVR Podcast: Should US CVCs worry about antitrust enforcement?
Antitrust is traditionally an M&A concern, but with the more aggressive approach that the Biden administration has taken towards enforcing antitrust laws, its implications are trickling down in a way CVCs in the US market can’t ignore. GCV senior reporter Kim Moore is back with us to talk about the rising antitrust scrutiny in the… Continue reading GVR Podcast: Should US CVCs worry about antitrust enforcement?
Investors divided over linking startup funding to commercial deals
Investors either focus almost exclusively on investments where there was a commercial deal, or avoid any requirement at all.
Opinion: Four reasons corporate venture capital comes into its own in a downturn
The stability and strategic partnering power of corporate investors comes into its own in a downturn. But CVCs must make sure they are ready.
Wang leads Amazon Climate Pledge fund plan to back female founders
The Amazon Climate Pledge Fund has pledged to invest more than $50m in female-led climate technology companies and has teamed up with USAID for the project.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 4, 2022
Paragon Biosciences was part of Emalex Biosciences’ $250m series D while CMA CGM and AP Moller participated in an $80m round for Project44.
DSM Venturing seeks bear market opportunities
Whether the downturn is a 6-month blip or lasts several years, “it’s a time to be in the game” says CVC veteran Pieter Wolters of DSM Venturing.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 3, 2022
Databricks, Dell, HPE and Salesforce were all part of Alation’s $123m series E round while Alphabet took part in AMP Robotics’ $91m series C.
Brazil’s CVC deal flow doubles in three years
Corporate investors have backed 60 Brazilian startup funding rounds so far this year, double the number in 2019 — and there is more to come.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 2, 2022
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas took part in ColdQuanta’s $100m series B round while Tesi provided $31.6m in series B funding for VoltAero.
Is the autonomous driving dream dying?
The shutdown of Argo.AI is a blow to the self-driving dream (and a loss for its carmaker backers). But is transport CVC merely maturing?
Daily Deal Round Up: November 1st 2022
Geely’s subsidiary, GLy Capital Management of Hong Kong participated in Volocopter’s $182m extended series E round, with Neom, the Saudi Arabia-based sovereign wealth fund leading the financing