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06 April 2020 – Lyell Immunopharma Gains $493m Investment from GlaxoSmithKline
Listen nowThe Big Ones It is the sort of line to awaken the curiosity in an annual report: “Cash payments to acquire equity investments amounted to £258m…
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30 March 2020 – Lime in Talks to Raise Funding at a Reduced $400m Valuation
Listen nowThe Big Ones In what may be an ominous sign, electric scooter rental service Lime is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $400m…
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23 March 2020 – Fox Agrees to Buy Tubi for $440m in Cash
Listen nowThe Big Ones When SoftBank emerged with a $9.5bn rescue package for beleaguered workspace provider WeWork in October, $3bn of the amount had been earmarked…
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16 March 2020 – Insightec Targets $150m Series F
Listen nowThe Big Ones Insightec is targeting up to $150m in a series F round valuing it at $1.3bn post-money, and has already received a $100m…
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09 March 2020 – Waymo Secures $2.25bn in Initial Close of First External Round
Listen nowThe Big Ones Waymo began life in Alphabet’s secretive Google X division but has now fully emerged as a standalone company, securing $2.25bn from investors…
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02 March 2020 – Grab Raises $856m from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Listen nowThe Big Ones There may be fewer rounds being closed but ride hailing continues to be a money magnet, with Grab raising $856m from Mitsubishi…
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24 February 2020 – Imara to Raise Up To $86.3m in its IPO
Listen nowThe Big Ones Grab had raised $4.8bn for its series H round as of mid-2019 but did not confirm a close for the round. Now…
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17 February 2020 – Revolution Medicines Goes Public in $238m Offering
Listen nowThe Big News It’s been a good week for healthcare flotations, with Revolution Medicines following in the footsteps of successful IPO closures by Schrödinger and…
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10 February 2020 – Netskope Gains $340m in Round Led By Sequoia Capital Global Equities
Listen nowThe Big Ones Sequoia Capital Global Equities has led a $340m round for cloud security platform developer Netskope at a valuation of near $3bn. Netskope…
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03 February 2020 – Corporate Venturing and Innovation Summit Roundup
Listen nowThe Big News The US government’s effort to change the regulatory landscape for venture capital is coming to a head with this week’s sold-out Global…