The telecommunications group raised almost $98bn for its Vision Fund and dominated the tech VC space in 2017.
Author: Robert Lavine
Casa houses $78m in IPO
Broadband software provider Casa Systems, backed by Liberty Global Ventures, has gone public in a downgraded initial public offering.
Corporate Venturing in 2017: The Trends
The upper end continued to grow and corporates launched a raft of AI funds, as bike sharing, real estate, smart vehicles and urban farming drew capital.
BP finds Lightsource with $200m investment
BP will take a 43% stake in the solar energy developer and operator once the full commitment is fulfilled over a three-year period.
Corporate venturing deal net: 11-15 December 2017
E-commerce group Alibaba paid an undisclosed amount for a 10% stake in Xiaopeng, the China-based electric car developer also known as Xpeng, automotive news and sales platform Gasgoo reported on Wednesday. The corporate invested alongside GGV Capital, Matrix Partners China, Morningside Venture Capital, IDG Capital, Shunwei Capital, Everbright Zhongying Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Kinzon… Continue reading Corporate venturing deal net: 11-15 December 2017
Rosatom and Skolkovo to shape startup contest
Energy company Rosatom and Skolkovo Foundation have launched Vector, a competition
Skillz raises $25m to pay the bills
The mobile eSports platform has almost doubled its total funding with a series C round co-led by corporates Telstra and Liberty Global.
Dreamscape admits corporates to $30m series B
AMC led the round, which included Dreamscape’s fellow strategic partners Nickelodeon, Majid Al Futtaim, VRSense and Image Nation Abu Dhabi.
InSightec’s series E operation raises $150m
Koch Disruptive Technologies led the latest round for the ultrasound surgery system developer, which is also backed by GE Healthcare and Elbit Imaging.
Navitas Capital builds $60m second fund
Saint-Gobain and JLL were among the limited partners that put up the cash, which VC firm Navitas will use for real estate and construction technology deals.
iZettle nets funding at a $950m valuation
The Intel, Mastercard, Amex and Santander-backed small business payment and revenue platform has raised $47.3m in a Dawn Capital led round.
Corporates venture into iSpace
The lunar exploration company has raised $90.2m in a series A round featuring TBS, Konica Minolta, Shimizu, Dentsu, KDDI, Japan Airlines, Toppan and Suzuki.
Mswipe gets away with $41m
The Ola-backed mobile payment technology provider has added $10m from B Capital and DSG Consumer Partners to the $31m it raised in June.
Valeo drives Cathay’s cartech vehicle to $226m
Cathay Pacific has launched a fund that will invest in automotive and mobility technology, with Valeo supplying 25% of the capital.