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28 September 2020 – Roche Pays $448m to Buy Inflazome
Listen nowThe Big Ones Congratulations to Mike Cavanagh at Comcast for taking up the reins of its ventures unit after Amy Banse’s decision to retire next year.…
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21 September 2020 – Klarna Raises $650m to Almost Double its Valuation
Listen nowThe Big Ones Klarna, operator of an app that lets consumers pay for items from some 200 retailers through instalment payments, has raised $650m in…
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14 September 2020 – Online Education Company Byju Raising $500m
Listen nowThe Big Ones Online education has firmly established itself as the key sector in India’s startup space, and Byju’s has effectively confirmed that, raising an…
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07 September 2020 – QuantumScape in Reverse Merger with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp
Listen nowThe Big Ones Online education has been one of the big growth sectors during the coronavirus pandemic. That’s particularly true in China, and as one…
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31 August 2020 – Ant Group Files for Dual Listing to Potentially Raise $30bn
Listen nowThe Big Ones Cancer test developer Freenome has closed a $270m series C round that included Novartis and existing backers GV, Kaiser Permanente Ventures and…
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24 August 2020 – SpaceX Raises $1.9bn
Listen nowThe Big Ones SpaceX has been one of the most fervent fundraisers among private companies in recent years and it shows no signs of stopping.…
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17 August 2020 – Impossible Foods Closes $200m Series G
Listen nowThe Big Ones A lot of brick-and-mortar retailers have suffered during coronavirus lockdowns in recent months but certain parts of the e-commerce sector have done…
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20 July 2020 – 5G & IoT Provider Jio Platforms Gains $4.5bn from Google
Listen nowThe Big Ones Jio Platforms was spun off by Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries late last year to build a mobile network tailored for 5G and…
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13 July 2020 – Rivian Strikes Deal with Amazon for 100,000 Electric Delivery Vans
Listen nowThe Big Ones Now ride hailing has matured past the stage where it requires multi-billion dollar rounds, one of the biggest fundraisers in recent months…
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06 July 2020 – Zuoyebang Pulls In $750m in Series E Funding
Listen nowThe Big Ones China’s online education sector is one of the areas where growth is currently moving fastest. Yuanfudao raised $1bn in a series G…