Wipro Ventures exited email security software developer Emailage, when it was acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The sizeable deal is part of the wider cybersecurity space which has been popular over recent years.
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Analysis: Beike Zhaofang moves to $2.4bn round
Corporates Tencent and SoftBank invested in a $2.41bn round raised by real estate platform Beike Zhaofang at a reported $14bn valuation. The transaction is part of the broader real estate tech space which has seen a surge in valuations in recent years.
Analysis: Waymo drives $2.25bn home
Alphabet’s self-driving car developer Waymo raised its first external funding in a round backed by its parent company and two other corporates.
Analysis: Intuit accepts $7.1bn Credit Karma
Alphabet will exit credit management company Credit Karma in a $7.1bn acquisition by Intuit.
AI hardware innovation: a tale of east and west
Nvidia, Intel and others are piling innovation resources into AI-specialised chip architectures amid heightened risk of competition from Chinese vendors
Analysis: Revolution breaks out in $238m IPO
Oncology therapy developer Revolution Medicines went public giving an exit to pharmaceutical company Sanofi.
Slowdown continues through January
Monthly data report: January 2020
African ecosystem expands
2019 was the year of awakening for many African scenes.
Talent and capital keys to Silicon success
Intel Capital’s Nick Washburn and Hyundai Cradle’s John Suh on California’s tech ecosystem
Service sector continues to grow
Sector report: Services
Summit 2020 covers AI, dealflow and more
The Global Corporate Venturing and Innovation Summit 2020 in Monterey, California, brought together more than 800 corporate venturing leaders from corporations representing about $10 trillion in annual revenues.
Analysis: Qorvo on the crest of Decawave
Indoor positioning technology producer Devawave was acquired by Qorvo reportedly for $400m, giving an exit to LG and ST Electronics
Analysis: LexisNexis buys Emailage
Wipro Ventures was given an exit from email security software developer Emailage, which was acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The sizeable exit is part of the wider cybersecurity space, which has received much attention by corporates over the past decade.
Analysis: Focus on Israel
Just ahead of our third annual GCV Israel conference, we take a quick look at corporates’ interest in the rich venturing and innovation scene of Israel.