Kaloyan Andonov

Strong second quarter and all-time high first half

In the second quarter of 2018, GCV Analytics tracked 721 funding rounds involving corporate venturers, a 21% increase over the 598 rounds recorded in the same period of 2017. Estimated total investment also surged to just over $50bn, up 83% from the $27.3bn recorded in the second quarter last year. The strong performance of corporate… Continue reading Strong second quarter and all-time high first half

Activity in IT cools down for another year

Sector focus: IT

Deal uptick in June

The number of corporate-backed rounds reported in June was 256, considerably higher than the 222 funding rounds in the same month last year. Investment value rose even more significantly to $26.75bn – almost four times more than the $6.94bn of June 2017. Compared with preceding months this year, June sported stronger results than April and… Continue reading Deal uptick in June

Analysis: Life sciences IPOs recovering

Initial public offerings of companies from the life sciences sector appear to be rebounding in number during the first half of 2018 and news stories on our web from the past couple weeks clearly attest to it.

Analysis: Lyft raises $600m

Financial firm Fidelity led the latest round raised by the rise-hailing company Lyft at a $15bn valuation

Analysis: AT&T to acquire AppNexus

AT&T is seeking to acquire adtech developer AppNexus for $1.6bn in the wake of its merger with Time Warner

Health innovations push the sector forward

GCV Analytics defines the health sector as encompassing pharmaceuticals, medical and diagnostic devices, healthcare IT and administration, care provision and on-demand services as well as other health businesses.

Slight decrease in May

The number of corporate-backed rounds reported in May was 209, down slightly from the 215 in the same month last year. Total investment value fell to $8.99bn, down 4% from $9.3bn in May 2017. Compared with the first four months of 2018, May registered weaker results than March and April, with their 272 and 234… Continue reading Slight decrease in May

Analysis: Adaptive Insights purchased for $1.55bn

The surprising acquisition comes less than a month after the company had filed for a $100m initial public offering.

Tiantianpaiche raises $100m

Used car auction platform Tiantianpaiche raised substantial nine-figure funding from automotive platform Autohome

SenseTime feels a $620m round

China-based artificial intelligence (AI) technology company SenseTime completed a series C+ round at $620m. The round included Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venture capital unit of mobile semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm, as well financial services group Fidelity International, among other investors. The transaction reportedly valued the company at over $4.5bn. SenseTime has received significant corporate backing in… Continue reading SenseTime feels a $620m round

GCV Symposium Day Two: The future of media

The second day of the event featured a round table on the media industry, carried out under Chatham House rules to encourage free discussion.

GCV Symposium Day One: The transition of energy, mobility and travel

Tom Whitehouse, contributing editor of Global Corporate Venturing and chairman of the London Environmental Investment Forum, hosted the breakout session on the future of energy, mobility and travel during the first day of the eighth annual GCV Symposium in London yesterday. The session featured three speakers from corporate venture capital units involved in the broader… Continue reading GCV Symposium Day One: The transition of energy, mobility and travel

Three charts on corporate venturing

This week we offer our readers three interesting charts presented at GCV Symposium in London last week.