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Analysis: Large corporate-backed rounds by region

Large rounds tend to be raised by companies based in the US and China, more so than other parts of the world. China-based businesses also tend to raise much larger rounds.

Analysis: Glovo picks up $134m

Last-mile delivery company Glovo raised $134m in a round backed by online retailer Rakuten and restaurant operator AmRest. The latter contributed $29m of the total funding.

Editorial: Alphabet’s results highlights its ‘Other Bets’

With Facebook and Netflix stumbling without recognised corporate venturing units, it has been interesting to see the other big four US internet companies, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Apple, with powerful CVC investments report or predict strong results. Alphabet was the most clear-cut as it reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings last Monday, driving Alphabet shares to a new… Continue reading Editorial: Alphabet’s results highlights its ‘Other Bets’

Analysis: Booking reserves $500m for Didi Chuxing

Booking provided ride services company Didi Chuxing with additional funding as part of a strategic partnership

Big Deal: Didi Chuxing gets $500m from Booking

Booking Holdings has provided more funding for Didi as part of a strategic partnership, as the latter looks to spin off its vehicle services arm in an IPO sized at up to $1.5bn.

Analysis: Recent deals in energy storage tech

Companies developing energy storage technologies, a strategic target of oil and gas producer as well as carmakers, have been mentioned over the news in the past weeks, indicating expected growth of commitments in this space.

Bulgaria – a budding rose of innovation

Last month marked the end of Bulgaria’s first presidency of the Council of the EU, an institution that rotates among the 28 member states every six months. This placed the country, known for its roses and yoghurt, as well as the entire region under the spotlight during the first half of this year. It also… Continue reading Bulgaria – a budding rose of innovation

Challenging the dominance of South Korea’s chaebols

Surrounded by the Yellow Sea to the west, the East China Sea to the south, and the Sea of Japan to the east, South Korea forms the southern part of the Korean peninsula, just south of its controversial North Korean neighbour after the nation’s sundering in the 1950s Korean War. With a land area of… Continue reading Challenging the dominance of South Korea’s chaebols

Strong second quarter and all-time high first half

In the second quarter of 2018, GCV Analytics tracked 721 funding rounds involving corporate venturers, a 21% increase over the 598 rounds recorded in the same period of 2017. Estimated total investment also surged to just over $50bn, up 83% from the $27.3bn recorded in the second quarter last year. The strong performance of corporate… Continue reading Strong second quarter and all-time high first half

Activity in IT cools down for another year

Sector focus: IT

Deal uptick in June

The number of corporate-backed rounds reported in June was 256, considerably higher than the 222 funding rounds in the same month last year. Investment value rose even more significantly to $26.75bn – almost four times more than the $6.94bn of June 2017. Compared with preceding months this year, June sported stronger results than April and… Continue reading Deal uptick in June

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