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GUV Awards 2018 nominees
Global University Venturing will reveal the winners of this year's awards at the gala dinner as part of GUV: Fusion on May 22.
May 14, 2018Big Deal: NewTV to switch on with $800m
Entertainment producers like 21st Century Fox and Warner Bros have reportedly supplied $200m of an $800m round that will support high-budget, short-form video, as content continues to draw in big bucks.
May 14, 2018Lenskart pursues corporate venturing vision
The eyewear retailer Lenskart plans to provide a total of up to $3m for strategically compatible startups, the first of which is ThinOptics.
May 11, 2018Robert Gordon registers startup accelerator
RGU expects its University Entrepreneurship Accelerator to back at least 25 projects each year in areas such as healthcare, digital and social enterprise.
May 11, 2018Owlet tracks $24m in series B cash
The Amazon-backed baby monitor developer will use the proceeds to support the launch of two new products this year.
May 10, 2018Meili to tailor $500m IPO
The social commerce platform, backed by Tencent and Bertelsmann, has hired Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and China Renaissance as underwriters for its initial public offering.
May 10, 2018Big Deal: Corporates cash in as Walmart buys $16bn stake in Flipkart
Walmart invested in the e-commerce platform at a $20.8bn valuation, allowing SoftBank, Naspers and eBay to achieve billion-dollar returns.
May 10, 2018Alibaba beats path to Daraz acquisition
E-commerce marketplace Daraz was launched by Rocket Internet and received funding from the Rocket and Ooreedo-formed Asia Pacific Internet Group.
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