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Subsector analysis: Rise of Lidar in 3D mapping for autonomous vehicles

Kaloyan Andonov of GCV Analytics, and James Mawson, Global Corporate Venturing's founder and editor-in-chief, review the latest deals for a core subsector within cars.


Aug 27, 2016

Fund in the News: DigiTx Partners

The digital health fund, launched by Astellas Pharma and MPM Capital late last month, will initially look to invest up to $6m in two to three deals per year.

Aug 22, 2016

Corporates favour early startup contact, says MassChallenge report

The State of Startup/Corporate Collaboration 2016 report suggests 67% of corporates prefer early interaction, with 82% saying interaction was at least somewhat important.

Aug 16, 2016

Big Deal: Turner climbs on to Refinery29

Turner's strategic investment as part of a $45m round for Refinery29 is part of an ongoing trend that likely spells the end for what we think of as 'old media'.

Aug 15, 2016

Fund in the News: Intel Capital

Marcin Hejka, who oversees Intel Capital's activity in Greater Europe and India, has spoken to GCV about the unit's strategic focus.

Aug 8, 2016

Big Deal: Didi Chuxing to acquire Uber China

Uber has lost its battle in China, but as the largest shareholder in a $35bn company that is the overwhelming market leader it may yet win the war.

Aug 1, 2016

Big Deal: Rocket Internet's GFG raises $363m

Global Fashion Group's latest funding makes it one of several Rocket entities to have raised cash this year, but they will need to stem losses before the money tap turns off.

Jul 25, 2016

Brazil sees Algar and Porto Seguro launch funds

A survey found a 16 percentage point rise in the number of Brazilian corporations investing in startups.

Jul 21, 2016

Corporate venture changeover in healthcare

Pfizer has leapt to the top of the most active corporate venturing investors in US healthcare deals for the first half of 2016, as Novartis falls out of the top 10.

Jul 21, 2016

Big Deal: Second Genome boosts second round

Second Genome, which is applying genomics technology to the microbiome, is the latest in a growing string of gene technology companies to raise substantial funding.

Jul 18, 2016

Big Deal: Oyo books new funding

Oyo Rooms has raised $61.3m from existing investors likely to include SoftBank, as it looks to expand its branded budget hotel experience across India and into adjacent sectors.

Jul 11, 2016
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