Last-mile consumer goods delivery service provider DoorDash raised $400m, from SoftBank´s Vision Fund at a valuation of $7.1bn
Author: Kaloyan Andonov
Services sector continues to grow
Sector focus: Services
Corporate-backed deals grow slightly in January
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: Palo Alto welcomes Demisto
Palo Alto Networks agreed to buy cybersecurity orchestration platform Demisto for a mixture of cash and stock, highlighting the potential of the vibrant cybersecurity space
Analysis: Reddit gets $300m
Tencent made a significant cash commitment by leading a round raised by online social forum Reddit at $3bn post-money valuation
Analysis: Co-investment patterns of corporate venturers
We examine some co-investment patterns among corporate venturers we have been tracking since 2011.
Analysis: Andela sources a $100m round
Recruitment business Andela raised $100m series D round featuring Alphabet
Analysis: Desktop Metal prints $160m
Additive manufacturing provider Desktop Metal raised a $160m round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and featuring other corporate investors
Another good year for corporate venturing
Annual review: 2018
Transport drives ahead
Sector focus: Transport
Analysis: Byton to hitch another $500m ride
Smart car maker Byton seeks to raise another $500m after having raised a $500m corporate-backed rounds last year.
Analysis: CarDekho crafts $110m
India-based vehicle marketplace CarDekho closed a $110m CapitalG-backed round in the beginning of January, being the first notable deal for this year in the vehicle marketplace space.
2018 in three charts
We present you three charts that summarise some of the major trends and highlights in corporate venturing from 2018 and years prior
Analysis: Lyft to go public in 2019
The first flotation of a ride hailing business, expected in early 2019, will give an exit to a range of corporate investors and will move this business model into public markets.