Meat substitute developer Beyond Meat, which has received backing from two corporate venturers, went public.
Author: Kaloyan Andonov
Analysis: Uber spins off ATG with $1bn round
The autonomous vehicle spin-off has been backed by three corporates Toyota, SoftBank and Denso that have agreed to invest $1bn
Analysis: Lemonade squeezes $300m
Telecoms fim SoftBank led a $300m series D round for insurance provider Lemonade, which also featured previous investors Allianz and GV.
Analysis: Monzo get a $130m deposit
Financial servicec provider Monzo, previously backed by corporate Orange and Stripe, raised $130m round at a valuation of $2.6bn, making it the second most valuable fintech developer in the UK.
Deals and value down slightly
Monthly analysis: March
Consumer sector feeds growth
Sector analysis: Consumer
Strong first quarter breaks volume record
Quarterly analysis: Q1 2019
Analysis: Fusion Pharma gets $105m in series B
Oncology therapeutics developer Fusion Pharmaceticals closed a $105 round, featuring several corporate investors. The deal forms part of the growing broad oncology space, which has seen much attention from corporate venturers in recent years.
Analysis: SoftBank invests in $300m CloudMinds round
The SoftBank´s Vision Fund participated in a $300m round of robotics tech provider CloudMinds. This is a deal in the wider robotics and drones space, which has seen much growth in recent years
Analysis: Ride hailing IPOs
The two rivalling US-based ride hailing platforms Uber and Lyft, both counting many corporates among their backers, are preparing to float on public markets in the coming weeks, with the
valuations of the two combined likely to stand well above $100bn
Analysis: Vice seeks $200m
Media group Vice, backed by various corporates, is looking to raise a $200m in equity and debt financing, after laying off 10% of its employees
Industrials grind forward
Sector focus: Industrial
Deals continue to grow
This is our data snapshot based on last month’s investment activity. The charts and tables have been generated by our data platform GCV Analytics.
Analysis: Rivian gets $700m delivered from Amazon
Amazon led the latest round of electric truck developer Rivian Automotive sized at $700 – the first large corporate-backed round in this space for 2019.