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Analysis: Alisports strikes $190m and an acquisition
Alisports, the sports affiliate of China-based e-commerce firm Alibaba, received $190m from China Taiping Insurance, while announcing an acquisition of its own.
Apr 6, 2018Analysis: Dropbox raises $756 in IPO
The file storage cloud platform Dropbox floated above the original range it had set in an oversubscribed IPO which valued it at over $8bn.
Apr 3, 2018Big Deal: Uber falls for Southeast Asian Grab
Uber will acquire a 27.5% stake in Grab as part of a deal where the latter will get its local operations, as a small number of players tighten control of the sector worldwide.
Mar 26, 2018Editorial: Risks of bringing a knife to the fundraising gun fight
Ultimately, those unwilling or unable to compete at the top end of creating market-leading companies risk effectively bringing a knife to a gun fight - they can win sometimes in some areas, but the chances might be against them.
Mar 23, 2018Analysis: Salesforce to exit Dropbox in upcoming IPO
Salesforce is expecting to exit the file storage and sharing platform Dropbox, which filed for an IPO after having raised more than $1.7bn in debt and equity financing.
Mar 12, 2018Analysis: Magic Leap jumps to $960m series D round
Augmented reality technology developer Magic Leap closed a series D round at over $960m, featuring a host of corporate investors like Google, Alibaba, Axel Springer and Grupo Globo.
Mar 12, 2018Israel: corporate venturing and its innovation scene
Just ahead of our first ever Global Corporate Venturing Israel event in Tel Aviv this week, we are offering our readers a brief data overview on the innovation scene in Israel which has managed to attract corporate venturers from around the globe.
Mar 12, 2018Big Deal: DoorDash fetches $535m
The SoftBank-led series D round is indicative of a startup space where logistics, buying and transport are moving closer together.
Mar 5, 2018Analysis: Nio speeding up to a $2bn IPO
Smart vehicle producer Nio, previously backed by Tencent, Baidu, JD.com and Lenovo, has announced its intensions to go public and raise between $1bn and $2bn.
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