Having significantly increased its market share in the US in recent years, on-demand transportation company Lyft recently appointed JP Morgan to lead its planned initial public offering (IPO) with an estimated valuation of $15.1bn.
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Mid-sized Investment of the Year: Katerra
Currently valued at over $3bn, Katerra, which aims to revolutionise the construction sector with its technology, is said to be the most well-funded construction tech startup.
Analysis: Desktop Metal prints $160m
Additive manufacturing provider Desktop Metal raised a $160m round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies and featuring other corporate investors
Another good year for corporate venturing
Annual review: 2018
Transport drives ahead
Sector focus: Transport
Why private market strategies are outperforming public ones
The astonishing development of the private capital markets for fast-growing companies in the past five years is easy to record but only when put against public markets does the transformation in liquidity become apparent.
Venturing in 2018 – the trends
Rob Lavine, News editor for Global Corporate Venturing, reviews the trends in venturing from 2018
The most important trends of 2018 and the big issues for 2019
In our annual survey of corporate venturing industry leaders, we asked what were the most important trends in 2017 and sought their insights into the big opportunities of 2018.
Analysis: Byton to hitch another $500m ride
Smart car maker Byton seeks to raise another $500m after having raised a $500m corporate-backed rounds last year.
Analysis: CarDekho crafts $110m
India-based vehicle marketplace CarDekho closed a $110m CapitalG-backed round in the beginning of January, being the first notable deal for this year in the vehicle marketplace space.
Editorial: why private market strategies are outperforming public ones
The astonishing development of the private capital markets for fast-growing companies in the past five years is easy to record but it is only when put against public markets does the transformation in liquidity become apparent. In 2018 GCV Analytics tracked 2,775 deals worth an estimated $180.17bn of total capital raised (see more in our… Continue reading Editorial: why private market strategies are outperforming public ones
2018 in three charts
We present you three charts that summarise some of the major trends and highlights in corporate venturing from 2018 and years prior
Analysis: Lyft to go public in 2019
The first flotation of a ride hailing business, expected in early 2019, will give an exit to a range of corporate investors and will move this business model into public markets.
CVC in 2018 – The Trends: Part Two
In the second half of our guide to corporate venturing’s biggest trends in 2018, we look at the growth of Chinese tech companies, genomics, advances in transport tech and the growth of the scooter rental space.