Global Corporate Venturing has just closed its annual survey, which forms a definitive overview of the industry. The World of Corporate Venturing 2020 report will be published in January.
Author: Kaloyan Andonov
Slowdown in November
Monthly data report: November 2019
Houston’s Solutions
Event review: GCV Energy
Analysis: Corporate-backed deals in Africa on the rise
In this piece, we take a quick peak at the still limited but growing corporate-backed deal flow in Africa-based companies.
Analysis: Acquisition numbers rebound but dollars lag
The number of acquisitions of companies that have received corporate backing had been decreasing over the past few years but by the end of October this year it registered a rebound.
Analysis: IPOs of corporate-backed businesses possibly cooling down
The number of flotations of companies that have previously received corporate backing has been growing over the past years but by the end of 2019 they may register a slight slowdown.
Analysis: Annual survey insights from last year
As we are about to close our current annual survey, we take a peek at some of the insights provided by last year’s survey.
Oil and gas drills into non-core
A focus shift has been taking place among oil and gas corporate venturers, which is borne out in our most recent research.
WeWork rescue skews October figures
Monthly Analysis: October 2019
Financial services continue to grow
Sector report: Fintech
Analysis: HomeLight brings home $109m
Citi and Alphabet-backed real estate portal HomeLight raised $63m in a series C round and an additional $46m in debt financing. The deal is part of the burgeoning real estate tech space, which has seen much corporate attention in recent years.
Analysis: SoftBank Vision further capitalises Greensill
SoftBank invested $655m in supply chain finance provider Greensill. The deal is part of the burgeoning alternative lending space within fintech.
Analysis: Databricks cements a $400m round
The big data platform Databricks raised $400m reportedly at $6.2bn valuation, with the backing of Microsoft. The company forms part of the broader big data tech space, in which corporates have been heavily investing over recent years.
Analysis: BASF provided funding for Provivi
The developer of non-toxic pesticides raised an $85m round backed by BASF. The deal is part of the agriculture and agtech space which is enjoying more interest from corporates this year than previously.