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25 March 2019 – Lyft Set to Raise $1.9 – $2.1bn in IPO
Listen nowThe Big Ones The week kicked off with a long-awaited big one: on-demand ride provider Lyft set the terms for its IPO on Monday and…
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18 February 2019 – Mitsubishi Takes 20% Ovo Energy Stake for $256m
Listen nowBig 3 Mitsubishi Corporation has paid $256m for a 20% stake in energy retailer and smart systems provider Ovo Energy, which plans to use the funding as…
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11 February 2019 – Tencent and the Gaming Industry
Listen nowBig Three General Electric’s corporate venturing unit is launching a content portal called Flux to help companies overcome barriers to diversity and inclusiveness. In game-industry…
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07 January 2019 – Bristol-Myers Squibb Agrees Celgene Acquisition
Listen nowThree biggest stories In this week’s biggest deal, pharmaceutical firm Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed to acquire peer Celgene in a buyout made up of cash…
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29 October 2018 – Bytedance Raises $3bn at $75bn Valuation
Listen nowDeals Bytedance has agreed to raise $3bn in funding from investors including SoftBank at a $75bn valuation that will make it the most valuable independent…
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08 October 2018 – Grab Looking To Raise Another $1bn
Listen nowDeals Southeast Asian ride hailing platform Grab closed $2bn in funding just two months ago, but Reuters has reported that it’s looking to raise another…
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01 October 2018 – ByteDance in Funding Talks with SoftBank
Listen nowDeals Reports that China-based digital media company ByteDance was seeking funding at a $75bn valuation emerged a few weeks back, but now they’ve been fleshed…
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10 September 2018 – Used Vehicle Marketplace Souche Raises $578m
Listen nowDeals Used vehicle marketplace Souche has attracted $578m in series F capital from investors including Alibaba, Sunshine Insurance Group and CreditEase. The round has brought…
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30 July 2018 – Alphabet Shares Hit All-time High
Listen nowWith Facebook and Netflix stumbling without recognised corporate venturing units, it has been interesting to see the other big four US internet companies, Microsoft, Amazon,…
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16 July 2018 – Swisscom Venture to Set Up $200m Digital Transformation Fund
Listen nowFunds Telecommunications company Swisscom has run its corporate venturing unit, Swisscom Ventures, since 2005 but has constantly looked to fine-tune its approach. Its latest move…