The longed-for recovery in startup exits hasn’t yet arrived. But those startups that did get bought or publicly listed in September did so at higher prices.
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Fewer but bigger exits for corporate-backed startups in August
In August, we saw 25 corporate exits, a 19% drop from August last year, though total capital raised hit $3.97bn, up 34% year on year.
Exits for corporate-backed startups rise 34% year-on-year in July
Private equity companies have been active in buying VC-backed companies, sometimes at a significant discount. Digital and life sciences startups dominate the list of exits.
Gaming sector sees surge of interest from corporate investors
The gaming sector saw a surge in interest from corporate investors in April. Deals in India and China are also bouncing back.
February confirms it: mega rounds are back
Four companies raised over $700m in February as a burgeoning crypto sector continued to help Singapore buck the bear market and pharma companies resparked IPOs in the US.
Exit values are up and Singapore saw corporate-backed funding leap in January
Exit values are increasing, crypto funding has seen a resurgence and Singapore has seen a 60% year-on-year increase in corporate-backed funding rounds.
Mistral AI raises $415m: December round-up
Mistral AI raises $415m, Near Intelligence files for bankruptcy, plus a whole host of acquisitions. The full corporate venturing activity round up for December 2023.
Funding for robot startups increases despite difficult market
Robotics deals saw an increase despite an overall decline in deal count and dollar volume this summer.
Spike in AI deals and exits for corporate investors
Corporate investors have been part of $3bn worth of AI deals so far this year, with June particularly strong. There has also been a uptick in exits.
Is the fall in corporate venture spending finally slowing down?
Highlights: The amount that corporate investors are willing to spend on funding startups this year is still far lower than in 2022. But the trend over the first five months of this year has showed the investment decline beginning to flatten out. In fact the monthly number of deals and the amount spent on them… Continue reading Is the fall in corporate venture spending finally slowing down?
The Big Deal: Getir’s cut-price Gorillas purchase shows groceries delivery sector in flux
Corporate-backed Gorillas was bought for just $1.2bn and, together with competitor Oda’s $151m down round, it looks like winter is here for grocery delivery services.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 10, 2022
NCSoft invested $15m in Mysten Labs to take the latter’s series B round to $300m while Porsche backed Xanadu’s $100m series C.
Corporate VC deal value slumped 56% in October
There is no let-up yet in the investor pullback, but a series of big energy fundraises helped keep total deal value from falling further.
Daily Deal Round Up: November 9, 2022
Suzano and Yara participated in Agrolend’s $145m latest round while Xencor contributed to Zenas BioPharma’s $118m series B.