Latest Episodes
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09 November 2020 – Ant Group’s IPO Suspended by Regulators
Listen nowThe Big Ones Law firm Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe’s recent investments in Priori Legal and term sheet data analysis provider Aumni, coinciding with Latham & Watkins and Clifford…
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Leadership Series: Jeffrey Li (Tencent Investment)
Listen nowMartin Haemmig talks to Jeffrey Li, managing partner of Tencent Investment and winner of the 2020 Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 100. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod…
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02 November 2020 – Ant Gets Ready for Global Expansion
Listen nowThe Big Ones Ant aims to raise $34.5bn – the biggest initial public offering – by splitting its stock issuance equally across Shanghai and Hong Kong stock…
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Leadership Series: Moray Wright (Parkwalk Advisors)
Listen nowWe talk to Moray Wright, co-founder and chief executive of Parkwalk Advisors, the fund management subsidiary of commercialisation firm IP Group. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod…
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26 October 2020 – Ant Group Aims for World’s Biggest Floatation Topping $250bn
Listen nowThe Big Ones Yuanfudao is the latest Chinese online education provider to raise a huge amount, reportedly securing $1bn in a series G2 round led…
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Leadership Series: Alicia Löffler (Northwestern University)
Listen nowIn this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Alicia Löffler, associate provost for Innovation & New Ventures, associate vice…
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19 October 2020 – SoftBank Backs Kahoot with $215m Investment
Listen nowThe Big Ones Kahoot has been one of the biggest recent success stories in the startup space. The company, the developer of a gamified online…
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Leadership Series: Nichole Mercier (Washington University in St Louis)
Listen nowIn this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Nichole Mercier, assistant vice-chancellor and managing director for technology transfer at…
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12 October 2020 2020 – Uber Spins out Uber Freight with $500m Series A
Listen nowThe Big Ones Uber launched its shipping services platform, Uber Freight, in 2017, and is now spinning it off with $500m in series A financing…
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Leadership Series: Tony Raven (Cambridge Enterprise)
Listen nowIn this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Tony Raven, chief executive of University of Cambridge’s commercialisation arm Cambridge…