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2017 Roundup: Salesforce
The customer relationship management software producer launched four specialist funds with $250m of capital and scored big on the IPO exit front.
Dec 22, 2017LexinFintech legs it to public markets in $108m IPO
LexinFintech, the instalment buying platform operator backed by Bertelsmann, JD.com and Taikang, had initially targeted $500m in the offering.
Dec 22, 20172017 Roundup: Tencent
Tencent added huge private equity deals to investments in the likes of Meituan-Dianping, Go-Jek and Flipkart before a run of huge IPOs late in the year.
Dec 21, 2017Juul Labs gets $112m result
Pax Labs' e-cigarette spinoff plans to raise $150m and has already secured approximately $112m from unnamed investors.
Dec 21, 2017Daily Harvest yields $43m
The WME-backed food subscription service has completed a series B round that will fund growth and product development.
Dec 21, 20172017 Roundup: Alphabet
The Google owner committed big money to Lyft and Airbnb as GV increased its late-stage deals, formed an AI fund called Gradient and exited from Snap and Cloudera in IPOs.
Dec 20, 2017Eight figures out new funding
The Comcast-backed smart mattress developer has tapped undisclosed investors to take its total equity financing to more than $29m.
Dec 20, 2017Tovala cooks up $9.2m series A
Smart oven developer and University of Chicago spinout Tovala has been backed by UChicago Startup Investment Program in an Origin Ventures-led round.
Dec 20, 20172017 Roundup: SoftBank
The telecommunications group raised almost $98bn for its Vision Fund and dominated the tech VC space in 2017.
Dec 19, 2017Delivery Hero and Ola break bread
Ola has bought FoodPanda India from Delivery Hero and invested $200m in the company, while Delivery Hero will get a stake in Ola.
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