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26 March 2018 – Sir Li Ka-shing to Retire from Two Businesses
Listen nowDeals Alibaba has provided another $2bn for Lazada, the Southeast Asian e-commerce marketplace it had already invested $2bn in as of June last year. India-based…
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19 March 2018 – Walmart Discusses Investing $7bn in Flipkart
Listen nowDeals Big-box retailer Walmart has entered discussions to invest roughly $7bn in India-based e-commerce company Flipkart at a valuation of about $20bn, Bloomberg reported on…
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12 March 2018 – Magic Leap Increases Series D to $963m
Listen nowDeals In last week’s Big Deal on GCV, news editor Robert Lavine looked at DoorDash, which just got its first corporate investment in a $535m…
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05 March 2018 – Dropbox Files for $500m IPO
Listen nowDeals Internet group Tencent has led an $818m series C round for China-based automotive e-commerce platform Chehaoduo. Shougang Fund, an investment branch of steelmaker Shougang,…
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26 February 2018 – EasyHome Raises Over $2bn
Listen nowDeals Chinese furniture and home improvement retail chain EasyHome has raised just over $2bn in a round in which Alibaba invested approximately $860m in return…
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19 February 2018 – Wells Fargo-backed Venture Firm NVP Closes $1.5bn Fund
Listen nowFunds NVP, the Wells Fargo-backed venture firm has closed its largest ever fund, having secured $1.5bn to invest from seed to late stage. The mobile…
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12 February 2018 – Ant Financial in Potential $5bn Funding Round
Listen nowDeals Ant Financial, e-commerce group Alibaba’s financial services affiliate, is reportedly preparing to raise $5bn in funding in a round that will value it at…
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29 January 2018 – Ping An Insurance On a Roll
Listen nowDeals Ping An Insurance is on a roll. At the end of November, the insurance provider was gearing up for a $1bn IPO of Ping…
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22 January 2018 – Alibaba Buys $3bn in Shares of Ofo
Listen nowDeals Alibaba has reportedly bought $3bn in shares of bicycle rental platform Ofo from venture firm GSR Ventures at a $10bn valuation, according to reports…
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15 January 2018 – Grab Aims for $2.5bn Series G Deal
Listen nowDeals Grab has added Hyundai to a series G round that already includes SoftBank, Didi Chuxing and Toyota which the ride hailing platform aims to…