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Corporate venturing deal net: 14-18 December 2020

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.


Dec 18, 2020

StockX stacks up $275m series E

The GV-backed consumer goods marketplace hit a $2.8bn valuation in a Tiger Global-led series E round, which brings its total funding to $490m.

Dec 17, 2020

Plum plumps for series B2 funding

The Recruit-backed second-hand luxury goods marketplace had added an eight-figure dollar amount to the $20m it raised last year.

Dec 17, 2020

Wish comes true in $1.1bn IPO

The mobile commerce platform developer priced its initial public offering at the top of its range, with JD.com set to exit in the flotation.

Dec 16, 2020

UK leads in quantum academia-industry ties

The UK moves to second phase of quantum initiative, programme links universities to industries at tech hubs, ‘Ion traps’ alternative to superconductors are a key focus

Dec 16, 2020

AI face-off: China battles the US while EU plays catch up

China is benefiting from its government’s focus on artificial intelligence (AI) with unlisted companies having raised RMB203.7m ($30bn) in venture capital since 2016, according to Nikkei Asia Tech and 36kr.

Dec 16, 2020

Temasek segues into Info Edge fund

Temasek has pumped $51.5m into classified listings operator Info Edge's debut consumer technology fund, bringing its corpus to almost two thirds of its $100m ceiling.

Dec 15, 2020

Fabric Tokyo threads in $13m

Marui’s D2C&Co unit, Pola Orbis and Takram were among the investors that helped the online bespoke suit vendor reach the first close of a convertible bond and debt financing round.

Dec 15, 2020

Tencent helps produce $153m for Yonghui Fresh Food

Tencent co-led a round for supermarket chain Yonghui Superstores' fresh food distribution spinoff with a China International Capital Corporation fund.

Dec 15, 2020

Corporate venturing moves forwards

Monthly report: November 2020

Dec 15, 2020

Does Deerfield have The Cure?

Deerfield Management is putting up $2bn for early-stage life sciences research through to 2030, but what does its involvement mean for its partner universities?

Dec 15, 2020

Texas trailblazes corporate venturing

Innovative region: Texas

Dec 15, 2020
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