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11 September 2017 – Judging Purchase Versus Investment
Listen nowExits Johnson & Johnson is celebrating an exit with the acquisition of its portfolio company NeoTract by Teleflex for a total consideration of $1.1bn. Intel Capital…
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04 September 2017 – Expedia CEO Moves to Uber
Listen nowFunds University OSI secures Legal & General backing Imperial gives founders a choice Government Vertex pushes beyond $150m Széchenyi gains $31m St Louis hammers out…
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28 August 2017 – VIPKid Closes Round with Reported $1.5bn Valuation
Listen nowFunds China Life and Baidu combine for $1bn fund SparkLabs sets up $50m Seah-anchored fund Kuppam’s Epsilon anticipates $350m close Government Monash BDI joins MRCF…
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21 August 2017 – $1.7bn Chinese EV Investment
Listen nowWe talked a lot about SoftBank’s Vision Fund last week and about how it invested $2.5bn in e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, led a $1.1bn round for…
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14 August 2017 – SoftBank/Flipkart Investment Following Acquisition Breakdown
Listen nowDeals Flipkart’s prospective acquisition of SoftBank portfolio company Snapdeal may have broken down less than two weeks ago but the corporate has wasted no time…
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07 August 2017 – Possible UK National Investment Fund
Listen nowFunds The government of the UK revealed it is considering the creation of a National Investment Fund to support startups that could become unicorns. The…
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31 July 2017 – The SoftBank Show
Listen nowDeals Southeast Asian on-demand ride platform Grab confirmed it has raised $2bn in funding from SoftBank and Didi Chuxing, reportedly at a $6bn post-money valuation.…
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24 July 2017 – Those Who Rule Data Will Rule the Entire World
Listen nowDeals One of the regional ride hailing platforms backed by SoftBank and Didi Chuxing is Southeast Asia-based Grab, which is reportedly in talks to raise…
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17 July 2017 – A Look at Unicorns
Listen nowEditorial: A Look at Unicorns Funds Toyota’s research division, Toyota Research Institute, has launched a dedicated corporate venturing fund called Toyota AI Ventures that will invest in…
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10 July 2017 – Looking to the End of Summer
Listen nowEditorial: What do people want when the summer is over? Funds AT&T has been relatively quiet while competitors like Verizon, Telstra and SoftBank have made…