- Selina seals reverse merger deal •
- Essentium shines with $974m reverse merger •
- Panther Labs roars to $120m series B •
- Lotte allots $68m to Wadiz series D •
- AviadoBio accesses $80m in series A funding •
- WeNext wins $55m in funding •
- Drone Fund 3 flies to final close •
- Daily Deal Round Up: December 2, 2021 •
- Powerlist Q&A – Sergio Escobar, BCF Ventures •
- Eswin rakes in $392m •
- 1inch Network broadcasts $175m series B round •
- Allegion Ventures allocates $100m to second fund •
Corporate Venturer
Powerlist Q&A – Sergio Escobar, BCF Ventures
Q&A with Sergio Escobar, CEO and managing director, BCF Ventures
Allegion Ventures allocates $100m to second fund
The security product maker's coprorate venturing subsidiary has doubled the size of its debut fund for its sophomore vehicle, along with its investment size.
Legend Capital lets in $177m for healthcare fund
The Legend Holdings-formed venture capital firm is reportedly seeking $300m for the final close of its latest dollar-denominated healthcare vehicle.
Telenor and CP explore Thai investment vehicle
Telenor and CP Group are considering setting up a corporate venturing fund with up to $200m in capital as part of a potential merger of their Thai telecoms units.
SBIA scores four managing partners
Sumer Juneja, Lydia Jett, Vikas Parekh and Dennis Chang have all ascended at SoftBank Investment Advisers, which runs the corporate's Vision Funds.
Housenbold falls for Leaf Home
The house renovator has hired GCV Rising Star Jeffrey Housenbold, formerly a founding managing partner at SBIA where he helped oversee the SoftBank Vision Funds.
Miaki makes space for SM² accelerator
The joint initiative formed by digital product provider Miaki, SOSV and SBK will target Bangladesh-based seed-stage tech startups, having already chosen three candidates for a maiden cohort.
Kabir moves to AV8
Amir Kabir has departed from Munich Re Ventures to lead financial and insurance technology investments at the Allianz-backed AV8 Ventures.
Other News
Sunway summons Kejora for $25m fund
Conglomerate Sunway helped establish venture capital vehicle Orbit Malaysia, which has secured the state-owned Mavcap as anchor investor.
Powerlist Q&A – Anand Kamannavar, Applied Ventures
Q&A with Anand Kamannavar, global head, Applied Ventures
uFaber to enlighten with accelerator initiative
The bespoke education programme operator’s $1.4m startup accelerator will focus on edtech startups in a bid to explore hitherto unknown technologies.
Zomato dishes up $175m in investments
The food ordering service has invested in Shiprocket, CureFit and Magicpin and is targeting $1bn in corporate venturing commitments.
Jackman reveals corporate venturing initiative
Catapult Capital Partners will invest in consumer-minded startups, having already backed Simply Protein and Target 100 and secured an exit through the TSX-listed Flow Water.
Toch.ai launches video and audio fund
The video editing software provider has allocated $13.5m to the vehicle, which will make strategic investments in related areas.
Editor's Picks
SBIA scores four managing partners
Sumer Juneja, Lydia Jett, Vikas Parekh and Dennis Chang have all ascended at SoftBank Investment Advisers, which runs the corporate's Vision Funds.
Munich Re Ventures introduces $500m Fund II
The reinsurance provider's corporate venturing arm is bolstering its portfolio development activities alongside the launch of its latest fund.
Osborn leaves Telus to rejoin RecapHealth
Rich Osborn was a GCV Powerlist 2021 award winner as head of Canada-listed telecommunications firm Telus’ corporate venturing unit.
Salesforce promotes its impact investment team
Claudine Emeott has been moved up to partner at Salesforce Ventures Impact Funds while Adrianna Alterman has been made a director.
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