Amid the covid-19 pandemic, interest in life sciences is now perhaps at its highest. This is true in corporate venture capital and three of the multimillion-dollar stories we reported in mid-August corroborate this.
Category: Analysis
Analysis: Corporate-backed businesses going public
The number of corporate-backed companies going public declined in 2019, despite some major IPOs like those of Uber, Lyft and Slack.
Analysis: A look at first-time corporate investors
Over the past four quarters, almost one of every four corporate investors seems to be new, even in lockdown.
Analysis: Hippo gets $150m
The online home insurer raised a series E round backed by a host of corporate venture investors.
Analysis: Corporates scoring exits in fintech IPOs
Two fintech companies floated in early July 2020, giving an exit to corporate backers in what has been a good year for the sector.
Pandemic shock still lingers in June
Monthly analysis: June 2020
Lockdown does not stop CVC in Q2
Quarterly data report: Q2 2020
SETsquared: a global leader continues to charge ahead
The world’s number one university incubator has been making a big impact since 2002, having supported more than 4,000 entrepreneurs that have raised more than $2.2bn between them.
A DACH for capital
Innovative region report: DACH
IT sector keeps digitising the globe
Sector analysis: IT
CVC dominates CNBC’s top 50 disruptors
More than 80% of CNBC’s 50 top disruptors list is CVC backed.
Analysis: Perfect Day with a $300m series C round
Continental Grain-backed vegan food producer Perfect Day has raised $160m, increasing its series C round to $300m.
Analysis: Coty gives off $200m to KKW Beauty
Celebrity Kim Kardashian West’s beauty brand raised $200m at a $1bn valuation from beauty brand Coty.
Snippets on corporate venturing from Q2
There was a record number of first-time corporate investors in the first half of the year despite corporate venturing activity being down across deals, exits and funds.