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Author: Callum Cyrus
News round up 25 June 2018
A round up of all the latest news on www.globalcorporateventuring.com for our subscribers.
Interview: Caruso channels media’s future
Digitisation is fundamentally changing the media industry – as Global Corporate Venturing reported in Last month’s issue. Consumption preferences have shifted already, with digital subscriptions and on-demand programming eating into the market for printed newspapers, broadcast TV and radio. Content delivery models have also morphed, from a linear relationship between the consumer and a platform… Continue reading Interview: Caruso channels media’s future
Focus: Bridging the gap between man and machine
CVCs are experimenting with how much mileage can be gained from emerging interfaces such as virtual reality, exoskeletons and brain-computer implants.
Wayra and Edinburgh combine for AI accelerator
Wayra UK, a subsidiary of telecommunications firm Telefónica, has joined University of Edinburgh to form a UK-based artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain accelerator. The Edinburgh initiative will be Wayra’s first in Scotland and will receive assistance from state-owned economic development agency Scottish Enterprise. It will be open to spinouts and startups, and will accept 20… Continue reading Wayra and Edinburgh combine for AI accelerator
Ethos has $11.5m mindset
Life insurance platform Ethos has emerged from stealth with backing from investors including Roc Nation as it looks to drive business growth and product development.
News round up 18 June 2018
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Workday ropes in Rallyteam
Workday has paid an undisclosed sum for talent development platform operator Rallyteam, previously backed by Cornerstone OnDemand and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati.
Bad Robot collects corporates for gaming venture
Film producer Bad Robot Productions has partnered internet group Tencent and a division of mass media and entertainment conglomerate Time Warner to form a US-based game development venture called Bad Robot Games, The Verge has reported. Tencent will act as Bad Robot’s strategic partner, while Time Warner will make a minority investment through game production… Continue reading Bad Robot collects corporates for gaming venture
Skoda drives into Workday Ventures
Brittany Skoda has become vice-president of investments at Workday Ventures, the strategic investment arm of human resources and finance management software provider Workday. Skoda started the role in May 2018, according to her LinkedIn page. She will be expected to lead Workday’s investments and help drive growth for the corporate’s portfolio companies. Skoda had worked… Continue reading Skoda drives into Workday Ventures
News round up 11 June 2018
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AMC Entertainment lets Abry onto Screenvision
Abry has acquired cinema marketing distributor Screenvision for $380m in a deal which bagged AMC Entertainment a $45m return.
Susquehanna unloads GlobalTranz
Freight brokerage GlobalTranz will be acquired by private equity firm Jordan Company after raising $50m from two rounds in 2014 and 2011.
Caroobi roars through $20m series B
NGP Capital and BMW are among the investors in car mechanic marketplace operator Caroobi’s latest round, which takes its overall tally to approximately $30m.