More value and focus should be on the investors scaling up the business rather than those coming up with the idea and helping the entrepreneur set up a business.
Category: Analysis
Big Deal: Grab snatches $2bn
Existing investors SoftBank and Didi Chuxing invested $2bn at a $6bn post-money valuation, and Grab aims to use the money to expand its services far beyond ride hailing.
Big Deal: Yandex Taxi catches an Uber
Uber’s operations in four Eastern European countries will merge with Yandex Taxi in a deal that could signify it plans to take a less direct, CVC-influenced approach to some markets.
University venturing and the future of higher education
University corner: venture has increasingly become the tip of the innovation spear
The towering role of governments in innovation
Government house: governments try to push the levers for more innovation
Belgium takes a multi-faceted approach to innovation
Innovative region: Belgium
Deal count stays stable in Q2
In the second quarter of 2017, GCV Analytics tracked 560 funding rounds involving corporate venturers, a 27% increase over the 442 rounds recorded in the same quarter last year. However, the estimated total investment slipped to $26.45bn, down 15% from last year’s $31.13bn. The US hosted well over half of those funding rounds (299), while… Continue reading Deal count stays stable in Q2
Corporates immersed in virtual and augmented reality
Kaloyan Andonov, GCV Analytics, evaluates the rise in corporate-backed rounds raised by emerging VR & AR enterprises
Slowdown in IT
Sector focus: IT
Slight peak in June deals
The number of corporate-backed deals in June stood at 211, up from 173 funding rounds in the same month last year. Investment value, however, dropped by 53% compared with last year – to $6.34bn from $13.64bn. The deal count in June was up slightly in comparison with the previous month this year (201 rounds). June’s… Continue reading Slight peak in June deals
Big Deal: Ofo obtains $700m
The Alibaba-led series E round has proven the latest milestone for China’s rapidly growing bike sharing sector as its biggest players look to move into foreign streets.
Analysis: Europe’s missing venture unicorns
There were 25 unicorns (private, venture-backed companies worth at least $1bn) created first half of 2017 but only one – Improbable – in Europe after Softbank led a $502m round for the UK-based company, according to data provider Pitchbook at the end of last month. For context, Improbable’s round was about a tenth of the… Continue reading Analysis: Europe’s missing venture unicorns
Big Deal: Houzz welcomes $400m
The Comcast-backed company, which links a visual social media platform with goods and services, is valued at $4bn and is potentially pointing a new way forward for mobile commerce.
Material innovations in health
Tom Whitehouse, contributing editor at Global Corporate Venturing, hosted a breakout speciality sector session on health at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017