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Colvin calls in series B investors

Mediaset-backed online florist Colvin has now raised about $29m altogether, $15.7m of which has been supplied in its latest round.


Jun 30, 2020

Xingsheng Youxuan goes shopping for $300m

Tencent has reportedly committed to a series C round set to triple grocery delivery platform Xingsheng Youxuan's valuation to $3bn.

Jun 30, 2020

Scotts Miracle-Gro plants $50m fund

1868 Ventures will fund agriculture, lawncare and sustainable packaging technology developers, providing up to $2.5m for a first investment.

Jun 30, 2020

Analysis: Mastercard buys Finicity for $825m

Mastercard will buy financial data technology provider Finicity in a deal that could reach $985m, giving Experian an exit. This is yet another large exits in this space this year after the acquisitions of Plaid and Credit Karma earlier.

Jun 29, 2020

Corporate venturing deal net: 22-26 June 2020

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

Jun 26, 2020

AnswerDash responds to purchase offer

University of Washington’s artificial intelligence-powered customer support spinout AnswerDash has been bought by CloudEngage.

Jun 24, 2020

Kutesmart measures out IPO intentions

The Fosun-backed smart apparel technology provider has filed to raise just over $50m on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext market.

Jun 23, 2020

Louis Dreyfus plants corporate venturing initiative

The merchant group’s LDC Innovations fund will back food and agtech startups, with Max Clegg, its former head of food innovation, heading up the unit.

Jun 22, 2020

Analysis: Rising interest in vaccine innovation

One vaccine developer, CureVac, has received a generous backing from Germany’s government-owned development bank KfW, while another – Vaxcyte – went public raising $250m.

Jun 22, 2020

Corporate venturing deal net: 15-19 June 2020

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

Jun 19, 2020

Ajinomoto finds formula for accelerator

The nutrition and biotechnology company is accepting applications for its five-month Ajinomoto Group Accelerator initiative, which is scheduled to begin in December.

Jun 19, 2020

DoorDash speeds to $400m

The SoftBank-backed food delivery service hiked its valuation from $13bn to $16bn in a round led by Durable Capital Partners.

Jun 18, 2020
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