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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,…
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15 April 2019 – Uber Files for IPO
Listen nowBig ones As you all surely know by now, Uber filed for its long awaited initial public offering on Thursday, confirming that its largest investor…
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08 April 2019 – Cambridge Innovation Capital Collates $196m in New Capital
Listen nowThe Big Three The fresh capital, anchored by University of Cambridge and its Endowment Fund, will enable patient capital-orientated vehicle Cambridge Innovation Capital to make…
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01 April 2019 – Uber to Acquire Careem for $1.4bn
Listen nowThe Big Three Uber has confirmed it will acquire Careem, its biggest rival in the Middle Eastern market, for $1.4bn in cash and $1.7bn in convertible…