Mobile payment platform PayPay raised $419m in funding from SoftBank. This is a deal from a space that has seen much growth in terms of the corporate-backed deal flow in recent years.
Category: Analysis
Analysis: Beyond Meat cuts a $241m IPO
Meat substitute developer Beyond Meat, which has received backing from two corporate venturers, went public.
Analysis: Uber spins off ATG with $1bn round
The autonomous vehicle spin-off has been backed by three corporates Toyota, SoftBank and Denso that have agreed to invest $1bn
Analysis: Lemonade squeezes $300m
Telecoms fim SoftBank led a $300m series D round for insurance provider Lemonade, which also featured previous investors Allianz and GV.
Analysis: Monzo get a $130m deposit
Financial servicec provider Monzo, previously backed by corporate Orange and Stripe, raised $130m round at a valuation of $2.6bn, making it the second most valuable fintech developer in the UK.
Big Deal: Uber finally files for IPO
SoftBank Vision Fund and Alphabet are among the largest shareholders in Uber, which has filed for an offering that could value it at $100bn, a decade after it was founded.
Deals and value down slightly
Monthly analysis: March
The French venturing revolution
Innovative region: France
Consumer sector feeds growth
Sector analysis: Consumer
Strong first quarter breaks volume record
Quarterly analysis: Q1 2019
Blessing of Chinese unicorns for world’s markets
Special report: Chinese unicorns
Changing attitudes – sustainability, nutrition and wellness
Perspectives on sustainability and wellbeing are changing in response to health and environmental challenges, offering an opportunity to university-linked businesses.
Analysis: Fusion Pharma gets $105m in series B
Oncology therapeutics developer Fusion Pharmaceticals closed a $105 round, featuring several corporate investors. The deal forms part of the growing broad oncology space, which has seen much attention from corporate venturers in recent years.
Analysis: SoftBank invests in $300m CloudMinds round
The SoftBank´s Vision Fund participated in a $300m round of robotics tech provider CloudMinds. This is a deal in the wider robotics and drones space, which has seen much growth in recent years