The astonishing development of the private capital markets for fast-growing companies in the past five years is easy to record but only when put against public markets does the transformation in liquidity become apparent.
Author: James Mawson
James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.
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Editorial: why private market strategies are outperforming public ones
The astonishing development of the private capital markets for fast-growing companies in the past five years is easy to record but it is only when put against public markets does the transformation in liquidity become apparent. In 2018 GCV Analytics tracked 2,775 deals worth an estimated $180.17bn of total capital raised (see more in our… Continue reading Editorial: why private market strategies are outperforming public ones
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Francis Medical takes $18m in series A
Boston Scientific was among the participants in the urological cancer device developer’s first funding round, as it prepares for US trials late next year.
Venafi picks first three developers for fund
Jetstack, OpenCredo and Cygnacom are the first three recipients of cash from the cybersecurity technology producer’s Machine Identity Protection Development Fund.
Banks back AccessFintech
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and existing investor JPMorgan Chase provided $17.5m of funding for the financial data software developer.
Stoneridge commits to Autotech Ventures
Transport-focused venture firm Autotech, which closed a $120m corporate-backed first fund last year, has added $10m from car parts supplier Stoneridge.
XianLife eats up corporate funding
Convenience store management software provider XianLife has raised an eight-figure sum from investors including Megvii and SBI Investment.
Finland adds to corporate impact investing
Energy utility Fortum is putting $170m into venture firm Valo Ventures, which was founded by CapitalG alumnus Scott Tierney.
McIntyre reemerges as corporate and social impact investor
John McIntyre has left his position as managing director of Citrix’s Startup Accelerator to join the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact.
Editorial: strategic thinking requires looking at the longer-term
The newsflow has been quieter than usual this week following the Thanksgiving weekend in the US, but that doesn’t mean there has been a lack of big stories. Tobacco maker Altria is said to be seeking an expanded footprint in the e-cigarette market through a proposed investment in Juul, which is reportedly valued at $16bn.… Continue reading Editorial: strategic thinking requires looking at the longer-term
Agarwal joins LG Tech Ventures as team expands
Anshul Agarwal has joined LG Technology Ventures from Mitsui, joining a team of directors led by Dong-Su Kim.