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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…
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03 July 2017 – The Political Environment and Investment
Listen nowFunds Cloudflare, an internet technology provider with its own security products, has launched its own $100m fund. Cybersecurity technology producer Trend Micro has inserted an initial…
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26 June 2017 – Impact Revolution…Led By Entrepreneurs
Listen nowNews US looks into regulating Chinese investment PraxisUnico challenges universities to collaborate with industry Funds Juewei and Ele.me to cater to startups Sanovas performs $75m…
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19 June 2017 – Ride Hailing Services Grab Deals and Much More
Listen nowFunds Ping An outlines fintech investment plans Medicxi nabs corporates to close $300m fund Novartis and Alphabet subsidiary Verily were among the limited partners for…