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Category: Analysis
Big Deal: Dianping and Meituan join forces
The merger of Dianping and Meituan is emblematic of the consolidation in China’s internet sector, where growth is essential to prevent being overtaken by businesses with bigger wallets.
Grid and storage technologies fuel energy investment
Sector Focus: Energy and utilities
Monthly Analysis
Big Deal: SoFi closes $1bn series E
Corporates SoftBank and Renren have differing reasons for backing the online lending platform, which has just raised the sector’s first $1bn round.
Monthly Analysis
Media deals thrust forward
Sector focus: Media
Venturing rides IoT boom
Sector focus: Telecoms
Big Deal: Apttus cashes in with $108m
The ‘quote to cash’ software company is the third Salesforce1-affiliated startup to reach unicorn status, as Salesforce ramps up its corporate venturing activities.
Big Deal: Carbon3D shapes $100m series C
The company, backed by Google and Autodesk, is the first 3D printing technology developer to raise a nine-figure round, and could herald the next stage in the sector’s evolution.
Big Deal: GrabTaxi nabs $400m
The SoftBank-backed ride sharing company has now raised $740m in under two years, and will use the cash to fund an expansion push in Southeast Asia.
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Q2 2015 investments & exits
Venture capital activity
Venture capital activity robust