A member of the top 25 from the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist
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GCV Powerlist 2016: Zhaohui (Jeffrey) Li, Tencent Investment #1
A member of the top 25 from the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist
Big Deal: Apple boards Didi Chuxing
Didi Chuxing has received $1bn from Apple as part of a reputed $3bn round and is said to be planning an IPO in 2017, but the deal heralds an alliance that could end up helping to shape transport itself.
China bites into investment capital
Over the month of April, we have tracked 122 deals worldwide, worth an estimated total of $11.11bn. A majority of those deals took place in North America, the US in particular, as shown on the map below. However, as pointed out further below, China was where a large portion of the capital was deployed. The… Continue reading China bites into investment capital
Big Deal: Ford funds Pivotal Software
Carmaker Ford’s $182m contribution to the $253m series C round closed by software development company Pivotal last week may augur a new interest in connected car technology startups.
Big Deal: Rakuten leads $120m Cabify series C
The Japan-based e-commerce group’s investment in ride hailing platform Cabify illustrates how e-commerce businesses cannot afford to be pure play anymore.
North America and Asia Dominate Q1
Over the first quarter of 2016, we at GCV Analytics have tracked 423 deals worth more than $18.9bn, up 15% in value vis-à-vis the first quarter of the previous year, estimated at $16.3bn. The quarter’s totals compare also very favourably with those of the previous one (the last three months of 2015), when an… Continue reading North America and Asia Dominate Q1
Big Deal: Alibaba plunges $1.25bn into Ele.me
Alibaba’s ten-figure investments in Ele.me and Lazada last week could signify the ramping up of an investment strategy that has already dramatically grown the e-commerce group’s offering.
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Growing business the Alibaba way
Company focus: Alibaba
Asia and North America lead the first quarter
First quarter analysis
Consumer sector sets records again
Sector focus: Consumer
Fund in the News: Statoil Energy Ventures
Statoil’s newly formed $200m cleaner energy-focused fund will look to build up a portfolio of 15 to 25 companies in the next four to seven years, according to SEV managing director Gareth Burns.
Interview: Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners’ Jack Young
Deutsche Telekom has made a statement of intent in venture capital by hiring a well-known dealmaker, Jack Young. We caught up with Young to discuss the group’s plans to adopt a third party fund structure, its investment mandate and strategy. Yesterday Global Corporate Venturing revealed Young, who led Qualcomm Ventures’ investment in Fitbit, has joined… Continue reading Interview: Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners’ Jack Young