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Boohee sweeps series C capital
The food and nutrition business picked up backers including Fosun International and existing investor Qualcomm Ventures after earlier rounds in 2011 and 2014.
May 6, 2020Back Market certifies $120m round
Groupe Arnault-backed Back Market has added $120m in funding to its coffers thanks to Goldman Sachs, Aglaé Ventures and Eurazeo Growth.
May 5, 2020Syngenta seeds accelerator
Fresh from rejuvenating its corporate venturing team, Syngenta has launched a new accelerator in a bid to uncover novel food protein products.
May 4, 2020Analysis: Rapid7 in $145m DivvyCloud deal
US-based cybersecurity software developer DivvyCloud agreed to be acquired by security analytics provider Rapid7 for $145m in a cash and shares transaction that will give an exit to mass media group Discovery Communications.
May 4, 2020Corporate venturing deal net: 27 April-1 May 2020
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
May 1, 2020Daily deal net: April 29, 2020
Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.
Apr 29, 2020Duolingo translates pitch to collect $10m
General Atlantic has supplied equity and secured shares through a secondary transaction, and will aid the CMU-founded language app developer's international growth objectives.
Apr 29, 2020Starbucks and Sequoia brew Chinese investment pact
The coffee chain has selected Sequoia Capital China as its partner for a strategic investment campaign in one of its two largest growth markets.
Apr 28, 2020Analysis: Stripe gets paid $850m
Digital payment provider Stripe raised an extension to its series G round backed by Alphabet. The round is the latest in the payment tech space, which we have seen grow in the past decade.
Apr 27, 2020Corporate venturing deal net: 20-24 April 2020
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Apr 24, 2020Tridge tracks $11m for series B
Forest Partners and Activant Capital have invested $11m in the SoftBank-backed agriculture trading hub.
Apr 23, 2020Fonterra helps cook up YFood series B
The dairy cooperative was among the investors in a $16.3m round that will help nutrious drink brand YFood expand further into Europe.
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