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AI face-off: China battles the US while EU plays catch up

China is benefiting from its government’s focus on artificial intelligence (AI) with unlisted companies having raised RMB203.7m ($30bn) in venture capital since 2016, according to Nikkei Asia Tech and 36kr.

Corporate venturing moves forwards

Monthly report: November 2020

Does Deerfield have The Cure?

Deerfield Management is putting up $2bn for early-stage life sciences research through to 2030, but what does its involvement mean for its partner universities?

Texas trailblazes corporate venturing

Innovative region: Texas

AI and ethics: the challenge of lining up stakeholders

Special report: AI technologies present complex ethical challenges, early hopes for a multilateral governance framework, but delicate balance to avoid hampering innovative AI

Agriculture blossoms into a tech age

Feature: Agriculture

Why blockchain startups are the perfect strategic investment for energy corporates

Comment from Erin Boyd, Proseeder thought leader

Analysis: DoorDash goes public in $3.37bn IPO

The company priced an upsized IPO nearly doubling its valuation six months ago. It is part of a the food delivery space which was given a boost by the pandemic.

Analysis: Salesforce acquires Slack in $27.7bn deal

Cloud-based enterprise software producer Salesforce agreed to acquire Slack, the US-based publicly listed communication platform which previously counted telecoms firm SoftBank, internet conglomerate Alphabet and media group Comcast among its backers.

Analysis: CoStar snaps Homesnap for $250m

Property engine developer Homesnap agreed to a $250m cash acquisition by Real estate data provider CoStar Group. This is a notable exit in the space in which corporates have been actively investing over the past five years but there have not been many exits.

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