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Leju Robotics fetches series B funding
The AI-enabled humanoid robot builder has received $36.4m in funding from investors including existing backer Tencent, which supplied its series A financing two years ago.
Jun 21, 2019Arteac-Lab experiments with Simbox licence
Satt Sud-Est has assigned an exclusive licence to Arteac-Lab, co-founded by former CNRS researcher Philippe Herzog, for an electroacoustic modeling software called Simbox.
Jun 21, 2019Xiaomi forms $29m venture firm
The smartphone maker has launched a $29m VC and consulting business subsidiary based in the Chinese city of Chongqing.
Jun 20, 2019Wu takes cue at Alibaba Innovation Ventures
Chief financial officer Maggie Wu has been put in charge of strategic acquisitions and investments at Alibaba, replacing executive vice-chairman Joe Tsai.
Jun 19, 2019Focus: Fintech disruption
GCV editor-in-chief James Mawson closed the second day of the symposium by moderating a discussion on the impact financial technology developers are having on incumbent banks.
Jun 19, 2019Focus: Blockchain benefits
Blockchain technology is an opportunity to change the way we see illiquid assets of ownership including venture capital, with implications for all stakeholders, according to a discussion moderated by GCV editor-in-chief James Mawson.
Jun 19, 2019The Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2019
Review of the GCV Symposium 2019 by Callum Cyrus and Jack Hammond, reporters
Jun 19, 2019Research reward – GUV’s award for spinout investment
Winner of the CVC Investment in a Spinout of the Year: Ribon Therapeutics - Novartis Venture Fund, Johnson & Johnson Innovation–JJDC, Takeda Ventures, Celgene
Jun 19, 2019Analysis: SoftBank gets a $300m Gympass
The telecoms firm SoftBank has backed a substantial $300m round of gym membership provider Gympass, which is part of the beauty and fitness space, which has seen stable corporate-backed deal flow with rising valuations in recent years.
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