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John Lewis reopens shop for startups
John Lewis and subsidiary Waitrose have teamed up for the fourth year of its retail technology accelerator, JLab, through which startups can apply for up to $125,000.
Apr 18, 2017Naspers upsizes stake in Takealot
Naspers, a shareholder of the South African e-commerce platform since 2015, has invested approximately $72m to boost its share to more than 53%.
Apr 18, 2017Walmart to iron out $300m Bonobos acquisition
Nordstrom and Coppel could exit the online men's fashion company, which is in talks with Walmart over an acquisition that would follow $127m of venture funding.
Apr 18, 2017Sphero rolls on to raise $23m
The Disney and JF Shea-backed toy robot maker has now secured almost $110m in total, after a regulatory filing indicated it has secured $23m in new funds.
Apr 12, 2017Australia bolsters triple helix collaboration
Moves to strengthen corporate, government and university innovation links
Apr 11, 2017E-commerce expansion boosts consumer sector
Consumer-focused corporate venturers committed a record $21.59bn over 137 rounds in 2016, primarily in consumer businesses, with e-commerce platforms dominating
Apr 11, 2017Mama+ births series C round
Steamboat Ventures, a venture capital branch of entertainment and media conglomerate Walt Disney, made its second investment in the parenting e-commerce platform.
Apr 11, 2017Flipkart confirms $1.4bn of CVC investment
Tencent, Microsoft and eBay provided the funding, which was formally announced alongside the acquisition of eBay's India business.
Apr 11, 2017Allied Minds cuts off funds to seven spinouts
Tinnitus Treatment Solutions and food standards and sanitation company RF Biocidics are among the casualties of the $146.6m writedown, with capital being diverted to more promising subsidiaries.
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