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05 October 2020 – Sophia Genetics Raises $110m Series F
Listen nowThe Big Ones It was a privilege to hear the insights at the GCV Digital Forum 2.0 yesterday. Combining our regional and sector events, GCV…
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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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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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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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09 December 2019 – Kuaishou Lining Up One of 2019’s Largest Rounds
Listen nowBig Deals It’s edging towards the end of the year but Kuaishou is lining up one of 2019’s largest rounds, having reportedly secured $2bn from…
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09 September 2019 – Nikola Corporation Raises $250m
Listen nowDeals Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma is acquiring a stake in medical company builder Roivant that will be at least 10%, as part of a $3bn deal that will…
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02 September 2019 – ThoughtSpot Closes $248m Round
Listen nowThe Big Ones Enterprise analytics platform developer ThoughtSpot has closed a $248m round that valued it at $1.95bn, though existing corporate investors HPE and Capital…
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12 August 2019 – Didi Chuxing Spins Off Autonomous Driving Division
Listen nowBig Ones SoftBank Vision Fund recently announced that it has secured memoranda of understanding for $108bn in capital for its second investment vehicle, and SoftBank…
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08 July 2019 – India-based ReNew Power Exploring IPO
Listen nowThe Big Ones Chinese social commerce platform Xiaohongshu was valued at more than $3bn when it last raised money a year ago, and has reportedly…
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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…