Sector focus: AI
Category: Analysis
Deal count bounces back
Corporate-backed deals tracked by GCV Analytics in November numbered 215, significantly higher than the 186 funding rounds in the same month last year. Investment value also increased by 84% to $8.05bn – up from $4.37bn in November 2016. The deal count in November was even more drastically higher compared with the 147 recorded in October… Continue reading Deal count bounces back
Analysis: Moda Operandi attracts $165m
The fashion e-commerce platform raised $165m in its latest funding round, which featured LVMH and Fidelity. This is one of the largest and latest rounds in the fashion space.
Big Deal: Cell Design acquisition shows immunotherapies sector success
Adding Cell Design and Kite Pharma to its portfolio brings Gilead to the top table in probably the hottest area for advanced therapies and follows the playbook the company has used over the past few decades to expand.
Big Deal: SpaceX shows space is the place
The Alphabet-backed spaceflight operator has extended its latest round to $450m, indicating the continued investor interest in space technologies.
Analysis: SenseTime detects $227m from Alibaba
Alibaba invested $227m into artificial intelligence technology producer SenseTime, one of the most recent large rounds in the booming AI space.
Editorial: Balance and diversity emerge in venture
Who doesn’t want to be on the right side of history?
Analysis: Lyft hails additional $500m
In addition to the $1bn series G round led by CapitalG, US-based ride hailing platform Lyft now puts another $500m into its coffers. This latest round comes to highlight the upward trends in the ride hailing and car sharing space.
Big Deal: AI is eating software but venture models are colliding
If it is shown that a different funding structure to just venture capital is helpful in AI then implications could cascade to other industries.
Analysis: Tencent’s $14bn IPO exit streak
Five companies backed by internet company Tencent raised large amounts in their initial public offerings (IPOs) over the past few months. It appears to be a bout of IPO exits that may not ended yet.
Insights into the transport revolution
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Brazil corporate venture: a quick graph summary
A summary of the Brazilian realm of corporate venture capital
Brazil’s awesome entrepreneurs come to the fore
There are two essential elements for any ecosystem developing its innovation capabilities – “awesome entrepreneurs” and the investors and service providers to help them develop. At the third annual Corporate Venture in Brasil conference last month, both sets were increasingly on display as the hosts, Apex-Brasil in partnership with Global Corporate Venturing and a range… Continue reading Brazil’s awesome entrepreneurs come to the fore
Corporate venturing in blockchain tech
Analysis: Blockchain tech