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Smith leaves Corning for Estée Lauder
Dave Smith was a former GCV Powerlist award winner at Corning and sat on the board of X Display and Versalume.
Jan 16, 2021Bilibili Gaming bags first external funding
Bilibili’s esports spinoff has secured $27.8m through a round led by the corporate-backed Zhejiang Chuangxiang Culture Fund that included B-Ray Media.
Jan 15, 2021Corporate venturing deal net: 11-15 January 2021
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Jan 15, 2021Poshmark pockets $277m in initial public offering
The JF Shea-backed social commerce marketplace priced its shares above the range in an offering valuing it at about $3bn.
Jan 14, 2021Weber cooks up June acquisition
Weber has bought the smart oven producer, one of its portfolio companies, in a deal that allows Amazon Alexa Fund to exit.
Jan 13, 2021Delivery Hero sets up DX Ventures
The newly formed DX Ventures starts with more than $60m and nine portfolio companies under managing director Duncan McIntyre.
Jan 13, 2021Thistle eats up series B funding
Rich Products Ventures has helped the meal delivery service secure $10.3m to hike its overall funding to $26m.
Jan 12, 2021Tencent sends $100m to Xingsheng Youxuan
Group buying service Xingsheng Youxuan raised the money at a $5bn valuation and has reportedly secured upwards of $1.8bn in the past 18 months.
Jan 12, 2021Perfect Corp pockets $50m
CyberLink has reinvested in the beauty product sampling service through a series C round that was led by Goldman Sachs.
Jan 12, 2021MadeiraMadeira kits out $190m round
The furniture-focused e-commerce platform secured the funding in a round co-led by SoftBank as it looks to expand its physical footprint and launch own-brand products.
Jan 11, 2021Analysis: Udaan increases series D
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce marketplace Udaan extended its series D round with a $280m tranche, featuring Tencent. The company is one of the comparatively few B2B e-commerce deals we have reported, despite the relative size and importance of the B2B in it.
Jan 11, 2021Corporate venturing deal net: 4-8 January 2021
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
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