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Target locates startups for 2019 accelerator
Nine startups will each receive $120,000 from Target and Metro through their accelerator, while eight more will get $10,000 through the Target Incubator.
May 8, 2019OpenTable serves up Venga purchase
OpenTable will offer Venga's customer analytics software to its restaurant clients following the acquisition, which will allow Think Food Group to exit.
May 7, 2019Natura retains $5m for startup investments
The comestics supplier plans to invest the capital in Europe and North America through a series of funds, starting with Dynamo Beauty Ventures.
May 7, 2019Analysis: Beyond Meat cuts a $241m IPO
Meat substitute developer Beyond Meat, which has received backing from two corporate venturers, went public.
May 7, 2019UHZ stays fit with Vay Sports
Vay Sports has been spun out of University of Zurich to commercialise a fitness app that exploits computer vision to monitor a user's posture.
May 6, 2019Alchemist conjures up $4m
Alchemist Accelerator has picked out 20 startup companies for its 21st cohort, as it raised $4m of capital from BASF Venture Capital and Qatar Development Bank.
May 3, 2019Beyond Meat dishes up $241m IPO
General Mills-backed meat substitute developer Beyond Meat priced its shares at the top of an expanded range, but Tyson Foods had already sold its stake.
May 2, 2019Motus Ventures to spark $30m innovation fund
Motus, which backs spinouts from a range of universities and research institutes, has secured cash from unnamed investors for its Smart World Innovation Fund.
May 2, 2019Darby Smart joins the Grove Collaborative team
Grove Collaborative has agreed to purchase the video commerce platform in a deal of undisclosed size that will allow CAA Ventures to exit.
May 1, 2019Axiata Digital offloads $140m corporate venturing portfolio
Axiata Digital will divest a 30 company-strong corporate venturing portfolio valued at $140m to Pegasus 7 Ventures, an investment firm run by one of its ex-executives.
Apr 30, 2019Analysis: Uber spins off ATG with $1bn round
The autonomous vehicle spin-off has been backed by three corporates Toyota, SoftBank and Denso that have agreed to invest $1bn
Apr 29, 2019PayPal finds Happy Returns in $11m round
R/GA-backed consumer goods return service provider Happy Returns took its funding to $25m to date in a PayPal-backed round.
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