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24 June 2019 – Slack Goes Public with $19.5bn Valuation
Listen nowThe Big Ones Wealth management platform Paytm Money’s only funding so far has been a $10m investment by parent company One97 Communications, but it is…
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17 June 2019 – GE Ventures to Sell its Portfolio
Listen nowA fascinating feature for you courtesy of Tony Askew, co-founder and partner of REV Venture Partners, who spoke with Global Corporate Venturing about how the media industry…
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10 June 2019 – Google Agrees $2.6bn Acquisition of Looker
Listen nowThe Big Ones JD.com has agreed to lead a round for electronics recycler Aihuishou that will be more than $500m in size. The deal will…
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03 June 2019 – Possible PhonePe Spinout from Flipkart in $1bn Deal
Listen nowBig Ones Right now it feels like we’re gearing up for another period of significant funding, if the rumour mill is anything to go by.…
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27 May 2019 – Age of Turbulence
Listen nowThanks to everyone who came to the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium this past week. We are entering an “age of turbulence” – the theme for…
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20 May 2019 – JD Health Agrees Series A Funding Suspected to Total More Than $1bn
Listen nowThe Big Ones JD.com has agreed to take in series A funding from CICC Capital, Baring Private Equity Asia and CPEChina Fund that is expected…
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13 May 2019 – Uber Raises $8.1bn in IPO
Listen nowThe Big Ones Uber has finally gone public, raising $8.1bn in an IPO that allowed SoftBank Vision Fund to retain its position as largest shareholder…
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06 May 2019 – Rappi Raises $1bn from Two SoftBank Vehicles
Listen nowThe Big 3 Colombia-based on-demand delivery service Rappi has raised a total of $1bn from two SoftBank vehicles: the $5bn Innovation Fund managed by company…
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29 April 2019 – Uber Sets Terms for $9bn IPO
Listen nowThe Big 3 Uber has set terms for an IPO that will raise $9bn if it floats at the top of its range. SoftBank is…
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22 April 2019 – Pinterest and Zoom both Float Above Their Ranges
Listen nowThe Big 3 Innogy Innovation Hub was formed in 2014 and its first fund was supplied with €300m (roughly $385m at that point) from Innogy,…