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2017 Roundup: Alphabet
The Google owner committed big money to Lyft and Airbnb as GV increased its late-stage deals, formed an AI fund called Gradient and exited from Snap and Cloudera in IPOs.
Dec 20, 2017Eight figures out new funding
The Comcast-backed smart mattress developer has tapped undisclosed investors to take its total equity financing to more than $29m.
Dec 20, 2017Tovala cooks up $9.2m series A
Smart oven developer and University of Chicago spinout Tovala has been backed by UChicago Startup Investment Program in an Origin Ventures-led round.
Dec 20, 20172017 Roundup: SoftBank
The telecommunications group raised almost $98bn for its Vision Fund and dominated the tech VC space in 2017.
Dec 19, 2017Delivery Hero and Ola break bread
Ola has bought FoodPanda India from Delivery Hero and invested $200m in the company, while Delivery Hero will get a stake in Ola.
Dec 19, 2017Corporate Venturing in 2017: The Trends
The upper end continued to grow and corporates launched a raft of AI funds, as bike sharing, real estate, smart vehicles and urban farming drew capital.
Dec 18, 2017Analysis: Kingsoft Cloud receives $300m
Cloud storage firm Kingsoft Cloud raised $300 in a series D round, one of the largest rounds in the cloud tech space in 2017
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