Podcast Archive

September 28, 2020

28 September 2020 – Roche Pays $448m to Buy Inflazome

The Big Ones Congratulations to Mike Cavanagh at Comcast for taking up the reins of its ventures unit after Amy Banse’s decision to retire next year.…

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September 30, 2020

Leadership Series: Orin Herskowitz (Columbia University)

In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Orin Herskowitz, senior vice-president of intellectual property and tech transfer for…

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October 05, 2020

05 October 2020 – Sophia Genetics Raises $110m Series F

The Big Ones It was a privilege to hear the insights at the GCV Digital Forum 2.0 yesterday. Combining our regional and sector events, GCV…

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October 07, 2020

Leadership Series: Tony Raven (Cambridge Enterprise)

In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Tony Raven, chief executive of University of Cambridge’s commercialisation arm Cambridge…

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October 12, 2020

12 October 2020 2020 – Uber Spins out Uber Freight with $500m Series A

The Big Ones Uber launched its shipping services platform, Uber Freight, in 2017, and is now spinning it off with $500m in series A financing…

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October 14, 2020

Leadership Series: Nichole Mercier (Washington University in St Louis)

In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Nichole Mercier, assistant vice-chancellor and managing director for technology transfer at…

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October 19, 2020

19 October 2020 2020 – SoftBank Backs Kahoot with $215m Investment

October 21, 2020

19 October 2020 – SoftBank Backs Kahoot with $215m Investment

The Big Ones Kahoot has been one of the biggest recent success stories in the startup space. The company, the developer of a gamified online…

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October 21, 2020

Leadership Series: Alicia Löffler (Northwestern University)

In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Alicia Löffler, associate provost for Innovation & New Ventures, associate vice…

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October 26, 2020

26 October 2020 – Ant Group Aims for World’s Biggest Floatation Topping $250bn

The Big Ones Yuanfudao is the latest Chinese online education provider to raise a huge amount, reportedly securing $1bn in a series G2 round led…

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