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Carbon capture tech pioneer offers hope
The United Nations-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has previously estimated the world will need to remove an average of 10 gigatons –10 billion tons – of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year from the atmosphere by 2050.
Mar 17, 2020Rabo Frontier Ventures one year on
Netherlands-based financial services firm Rabobank provided an additional €80m ($90m) of funding for its strategic investment subsidiary, Rabo Frontier Ventures a year ago in February 2019.
Mar 17, 2020Xirgo captures Owlcam in acquisition deal
Owlcam has been acquired by Xirgo Technologies for an undisclosed sum two years after emerging from stealth, having raised $28m from investors including CSAA.
Mar 17, 2020Israel’s innovation ecosystem hosts event
The third annual Global Corporate Venturing Israel conference took place in Tel Aviv on February 11 in partnership with local corporate innovation advisory firm Axis Innovation.
Mar 17, 2020Analysis: Wipro Ventures exits Emailage to LexisNexis
Wipro Ventures exited email security software developer Emailage, when it was acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The sizeable deal is part of the wider cybersecurity space which has been popular over recent years.
Mar 17, 2020Impossible Foods cooks up $500m series F
Alphabet-backed meat substitute provider Impossible said it plans to use the series F funding to shore up against expected disruption by the coronavirus pandemic.
Mar 16, 2020Analysis: Beike Zhaofang moves to $2.4bn round
Corporates Tencent and SoftBank invested in a $2.41bn round raised by real estate platform Beike Zhaofang at a reported $14bn valuation. The transaction is part of the broader real estate tech space which has seen a surge in valuations in recent years.
Mar 16, 2020Corporate venturing deal net: 9-13 March 2020
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Mar 13, 2020ShopBack shows off $75m
Online rewards platform developer ShopBack added $30m on to a Rakuten-backed round that will support the strengthening of its technology.
Mar 12, 2020TSI Holdings lends help for Lyra's second fund
Fashion conglomerate TSI Holdings has backed a fund of undisclosed size launched by fashion tech-focused venture capital firm Lyra Ventures.
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