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February confirms it: mega rounds are back
Four companies raised over $700m in February as a burgeoning crypto sector continued to help Singapore buck the bear market and pharma companies resparked IPOs in the US.
Mar 7, 2024The Big Deal: Samsung joins carmakers in backing rare earth-free magnet startup…
There will not be enough rare earth metals to make the magnets industry needs in the next decade so the race is on to find alternatives.
Feb 23, 2024Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…
UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.
Feb 13, 2024Exit values are up and Singapore saw corporate-backed funding leap in January
Exit values are increasing, crypto funding has seen a resurgence and Singapore has seen a 60% year-on-year increase in corporate-backed funding rounds.
Feb 12, 2024The Big Deal: XGS continues wave of investment for geothermal startups
XGS is the third geothermal startup to raise cash this year, as the industry looks to overcome drilling costs and geography.
Jan 26, 2024SoftBank divests fund for startups with black and Latin founders
Co-founder Marcelo Claure is returning to lead the newly independent Open Opportunity Fund with Paul Judge, while SoftBank invests in its $200m second fund.
Dec 21, 2023What we learned from the 10 biggest CVC deals of 2023
It is no surprise to see genAI on this list, but semiconductors, EVs, green steel and batteries also featured heavily this year.
Dec 21, 2023Mistral AI raises $415m: December round-up
Mistral AI raises $415m, Near Intelligence files for bankruptcy, plus a whole host of acquisitions. The full corporate venturing activity round up for December 2023.
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Is Bitcoin bouncing back? November sees a rise in crypto deals
There was a promising (or surprising) rise in corporate-backed funding rounds for cryptocurrency startups in November. Despite many heralding the demise of crypto, it looks like it isn't dead yet.
Dec 12, 2023The Big Deal: Are diamonds the future of the supply chain?
CEO Ophir Gaathon tells us why Airbus and American Express have backed Dust Identity, and how diamond dust can track data on objects through the supply chain.
Dec 8, 2023Corporates exit connected car company Cubic in billion-dollar SoftBank deal
Qualcomm and Volkswagen are among the companies that backed connected car technology provider Cubic Telecom at a $215m valuation that has been pushed past the $1bn mark.
Dec 5, 2023OVO aquires Bonnet: November round-up
OVO is set to acquire EV charging dats company Bonnet. Read the full round-up of corporate venture activity in November.
Dec 4, 2023The Big Deal: Blockchain.com finds warmth in the crypto winter
Access Industries, GV and Coinbase Ventures all took part in one of the year's biggest Web3 funding rounds.
Nov 17, 2023The Big Deal: Seurat paints the way to the future for 3D…
Several corporate investors were involved in Seurat raising $99m, promising increased speed and precision for its metal printing technology along with a lower carbon footprint.
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Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…
UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.
Feb 13, 2024The Big Deal: Husk targets "half the planet" with its solar systems
Husk Power Systems has just raised $100m from investors including Shell to build 1,500 solar mini-grids in India and Nigeria in the next four to five years.
Oct 27, 2023The Big Deal: EH2 becomes hydrogen tech's first unicorn
Ten corporate investors were part of a $380m series C round this week, including Fortescue, United Airlines, Rio Tinto, Amazon, Microsoft and BP.
Oct 6, 2023The Big Deal: Meatable readies its lab-grown meat for market
The alternative meat sector is struggling but DSM Venturing believes there is a future for lab grown meat as regulatory hurdles are overcome.
Aug 15, 2023
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