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Interview with Oliver Keown, Jotthe Kannappan and Vivian De Ruijter of Intuitive Venture.
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A weekly run down of the biggest stories in Corporate Venture Capital.
“Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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An interview with Alex Manson from SC Ventures.
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A rundown of the big corporate venture capital stories of the past week.
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This week we bring you the biggest news in the corporate venturing world.
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An interview with Amy Burr from JetBlue Technology Ventures.
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SoftBank Ventures Asia has taken part in a $182m round for South Korea-based interior design platform operator Bucketplace.
Carbon Clean, a UK-based carbon capture technology developer, raised $150m in series C funding led by Chevron Technology Ventures.
Lev, a New York-based online commercial real estate financing platform, secured $170m in debt and series B equity funding from investors including real estate manager JLL and financial services firms Capital One and Citi.
Talos, a New York-based crypto asset trading platform, received $105m in series B funding from investors including financial services firms Citi, Wells Fargo, Fidelity and Siam Commercial Bank, as well as trading firm DRW and payment processor PayPal.
Observe, a California-based performance management observability platform, raised $70m in a series A-2 round that featured Capital One Ventures.
Byrd, a Vienna-based e-commerce logistics company, hauled in $56m in series C funding from investors including financial services company Raiffeisen Bank International.
Payment processor PayPal co-led a $50m series B round for Egypt-based digital payment services provider Paymob.
MassMutual Ventures Southeast Asia (MMV SEA), a corporate venturing vehicle for insurance firm Massachusetts Mutual Life, has led a $6m series A round for Singapore-based customer relationship management platform Privyr.
Gas and energy company Energie 360° has invested in electric vehicle technology companies ChargeX and Ubiq through its Smart Energy Innovation Fund.
France-based oil and gas producer TotalEnergies is winding down its CVC unit and opting to focus on its accelerator, with unit chief Francois Badoual telling GCV that the organisation was “changing gears”.
US-based printing ink and coating manufacturer Inx International Ink formed a $50m corporate venture capital vehicle.
France-based cosmetics producer L’Oréal has formed an investment company in Shanghai.
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E-commerce platform Shopify has agreed to acquire San Francisco-based logistics services provider Deliverr for $2.1bn in cash and stocK.
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s takeover talks with Brazil-based crypto brokerage 2TM, which would have boosted Coinbase’s international expansion, have reportedly broken down.
Zepto, the Indian 10-minute grocery delivery service, has raised $200m in series D funding from investors including healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente.
Carmaker Porsche led a $400m series C round for Group14, a US-based developer of a silicon-carbon system for use in lithium-silicon batteries.
Greater Bay Technology (GBT), a China-based fast-charging battery technology developer incubated by automotive manufacturer GAC Group, has closed a $150m series A round.
US-headquartered data security software provider Veza has publicly launched with over $110m in funding from investors including internet and technology group Alphabet.
Spotawheel, a Greek used car trading platform, is gearing up for expansion with a $105m funding round backed by classifieds portal operator Adevinta and insurer Uniqa.
OMass Therapeutics, a UK-based small molecule drug developer, raised $100m in a series B round co-led by Alphabet and pharmaceutical firm Sanofi.
Stock exchange operator Nasdaq, Chicago Trading Company and a number of banks backed the $30m series B round for digital asset data provider Amberdata.
US-headquartered vaccine developer HilleVax floated on the Nasdaq Global Select Market in a $200m initial public offering enabling pharmaceutical firm Takeda to exit.
US-listed hardware retailer Home Depot has formed a $150m corporate venture capital arm to identify and support customer experience and home improvement startups.
Pharmaceutical firms Asahi Intecc, Eisai Corporation and Ohara Pharmaceutical Industries all committed to Africa Innovation & Healthcare Fund (AFH2).
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Deezer, the France-headquartered online audio streaming service backed by multiple corporates agreed to go public through a $1.13bn reverse takeover.
US-headquartered e-commerce and cloud services group Amazon announced a $1bn investment vehicle that will back customer fulfilment, logistics and supply chain technology developers.
US-based payment technology provider Stripe has committed financing to cleantech-focused venture capital fund Lowercarbon, which raised $350m.
Japan-headquartered consumer electronics manufacturer Panasonic provided $200m in capital for US-based venture capital partner Conductive Ventures’ third fund.
Fast food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill launched a $50m corporate venture capital vehicle.
US-based cultivated meat producer Upside Foods completed a $400m series C round backed by multiple corporates at a valuation of over $1bn.
US-based genomic drug developer Tessera Therapeutics secured over $300m in series C funding from investors including SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 .
US-based trucking services marketplace Convoy secured $260m in debt and series E equity financing from investors including internet and technology group Alphabet’s growth equity arm, CapitalG.
India-based on-demand ride provider Rapido has received $180m in a series D round led by food delivery service Swiggy at a valuation of $800m.
Internet group Prosus co-led a $170m series C round for Foodics, the Saudi Arabia-based creator of a restaurant management and payment software platform.
US-based human resources software provider Oyster received $150m in series C funding from investors including corporates Salesforce, Okta, Slack, PayPal and Indeed.com at a valuation of over $1bn.
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