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.
Author: Kaloyan Andonov
Analysis: HomeToGo buys Tripping
HomeToGo has acquired the troubled Recruit-backed holiday home rental platform Tripping for an undisclosed amount of money. The company is part of the larger travel and accommodation space, which has seen growth of corporate-backed deals in recent years.
Analysis: Lufax raises $1.33bn
China-based wealth management and lending platform has raised a large round backed by six corporate venturer and a sovereign investment fund.
Analysis: Autodesk lays out $875m PlanGrid acquisition
Collaboration platform for the construction industry PlanGrid was acquired by software developer Autodesk for $875m.
Analysis: Large deals in East Asian e-commerce
Two large and important deals above the $1bn mark in the e-commerce and e-retail space in East Asia appeared in the news last week. Both deals involved telecoms group SoftBank as a corporate backer.
Analysis: IPOs of corporate-backed businesses rising
The number of flotations of companies that have previously received corporate backing has been growing over the past couple years. More interestingly, it has been companies from the life sciences sector that beat other sectors in going public.
Dealflow continues to grow in October
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.
Finance finds the way forward
GCV Analytics defines the financial services sector as encompassing payment technologies and cryptocurrencies, personal finance and wealth management, insurance, alternative lending, crowdfunding, client and risk analytics, firms and funds, social investing and others.
Analysis: CVC-backed deals as part of the entire VC realm
In this short piece, we provide a comparison of our GCV Analytics data with Pitchbook’s data up until the end of the third quarter of 2018.
Analysis: Grab books $200m
Travel and accommodation booking service Booking Holdings committed $200m to ride hailing app Grab alongside a partnership deal
Brazil fintechs gain momentum
Brazil-based fintech companies have been on the news in recent times, showing the potential of the South American country’s ecosystem.
The future of energy: Different horses for different courses
Kaloyan Andonov of GCV spoke to Geert van de Wouw, vice-president at Shell Ventures, the venturing subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch oil and gas major Shell about the future of energy and how the rebranded venturing arm under his command tackles it.
Dealflow maintains pace in September
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.
Energy sector grows again
Sector report: Energy