Take-Two Interactive has led Proletariat’s latest round, which will support the progress of the multiplayer game studio’s next title.
Author: Edison Fu
Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.
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AgVentures II blossoms with BASF funding
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Renoveru homes in on series E funding
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iQiyi Intelligence smartens up with series A funding
The iQiyi-incubated VR and AR tech developer has raised $14.2m in an Addor Capital-led series A round that will be used to boost its product offering.
Brazil goes for corporate venture
GCV was delighted to head to São Paulo in October to co-host the fifth annual Corporate Venture in Brasil conference, in partnership with ApexBrasil, and to hold our inaugural GCV Academy in the region.
Delegation rises to Japan’s opportunities
This year’s Global Corporate Venturing Asia Congress from October 1-2 welcomed a delegation of about 50 international corporate venturers.
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Ramaswamy runs to GV
The Alphabet unit formerly known as Google Ventures has strengthened its cancer care by bringing ex-Tesaro head of R&D Sridhar Ramaswamy as an entrepreneur-in-residence.
Timee clocks up $18.5m
The temporary employment service provider has completed a series B round backed by corporates including Mixi, Nexyz Group, Prologis, JR East, Kids Holdings, Gosso, WDI Corporation and SBS Holdings.
Kakehashi hashes out $24m from series B funding
The Japan-based medical startup has secured $24m in a series B round from corporates including Aflac, Dentsu, Globis, Itochu and Gree, which brought its total funding to over $30m.
Chiba Dojo kicks off new fund
The entrepreneur community has secured $23m for its Chiba Dojo Fund from investors including DeNA, Mizuho Bank and Mixi, which has set a $46m target for its final close.
Hikvision visualises $141m investment vehicle
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Liu leaves SoftBank for Legalist
Sean Liu, previously investment director for SoftBank Investment Advisers where he led China-based initiatives on behalf of its Vision Fund, has joined Legalist.