Last year we saw a record number of corporate-backed rounds sized $100 and above and this year has not been any different, already setting records.
Category: Analysis
Analysis: First-time corporate investors
Over the past few years, roughly a fifth to a quarter of all corporate investors whose deals we track appear to be newcomers.
Analysis: OneWeb orbits $300m from Hanwha
A Hanwha subsidiary will take an 8.8% stake in the UK-based satellite connectivity provider OneWeb, helping it increase its funding to $2.7bn since it has resurrected from bankruptcy.
Analysis: GoPuff puffs up $1bn
SoftBank’s Vision Fund returned to back the e-commerce business in a $1bn round. Our data suggest upward pressure on valuations in this space as well.
Analysis: Redwood to grow with $700m
Amazon Climate Pledge Fund committed capital to battery recycling services provider at a reported $3.7bn post-money valuation. GCV Analytics data suggest there is a heightened interest in deals from this space and an upward pressure on valuations.
India’s rising economic power
Venture capital funding for Indian firms hit a six-year high of $12.1bn in the first six months of 2021
Analysis: HR tech gains momentum
Our data suggest that valuations in the HR tech space are picking up. Two deals stories from last week confirm the trend.
Oil and gas venturing in Q2 2021
Analysis: oil and gas Q2 2021
Corporate venturing keeps strong momentum in Q2
Quarterly analysis: Q2 2021
Big rise in June
Monthly analysis: June 2021
Corporates united in the US ecosystem
Innovative regions: California, New York, Massachusetts, Texas
Electric grid girds itself for tense decades ahead
The global electricity market is worth around $3 trillion a year and is only likely to get bigger. But if electricity power generation fails to keep up with demand securely and flexibly, what trade-offs need to be made for which devices gets what level of allocation?
IT sector keeps the world going
Sector report: Information Technology
Analysis: Cybereason raises $275m
Softbank enabled the cybersecurity software provider Cybereason to secure crossover financing at a valuation likely to have exceeded $3bn. This year seems set to be a record one for the broader corporate-backed cybersecurity space, with valuations spiking up.