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Electric grid girds itself for tense decades ahead
The global electricity market is worth around $3 trillion a year and is only likely to get bigger. But if electricity power generation fails to keep up with demand securely and flexibly, what trade-offs need to be made for which devices gets what level of allocation?
Jul 20, 2021Cencosud hires del Valle for new CVC unit
Del Valle will lead the retailer's Cencosud Ventures vehicle after almost five years at Telefonica’s Wayra subsidiary.
Jul 20, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: July 19, 2021
Debt repayment platform developer InDebted received $18.4m from investors including MassMutual, while corporate-backed AdaptiveMobile, Immersal and Pocket Casts are all being acquired.
Jul 19, 2021Lenskart to leverage $220m in funding
Temasek and Falcon Edge Capital co-led a late-stage round for the SoftBank-backed eyewear retailer valuing it at $2.5bn.
Jul 19, 2021Analysis: Cybereason raises $275m
Softbank enabled the cybersecurity software provider Cybereason to secure crossover financing at a valuation likely to have exceeded $3bn. This year seems set to be a record one for the broader corporate-backed cybersecurity space, with valuations spiking up.
Jul 19, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: July 16, 2021
Greenhouse gas monitor GHGSat boosted a Schlumberger-backed round to $45m while Toyota’s Woven Planet subsidiary is buying spatial intelligence software developer Carmera.
Jul 16, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: July 15, 2021
Clean medicine developer Genexa roped in Unilever for its $60m series A round while Krafton led storytelling platform developer Pratilipi's $48m series D.
Jul 15, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: July 14, 2021
Electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace raised $35m from investors including Mesa Air and United, while several corporates are set to exit remote access software developer Openpath.
Jul 14, 2021Elevate Brands accelerates with $250m
Novel TMT returned to help the third-party e-commerce operator, with more than 25 brands in its stable, hike its 2021 funding to $317m.
Jul 14, 2021Micheng Shenghuo shuts down
The corporate-backed bulk grocery retailer has ceased operations approximately a year after it was formed by a merger between Tongcheng Life and Linlinyi.
Jul 14, 2021Daily Deal Round Up: July 13, 2021
Lilith Games helped artificial intelligence software developer Inspir.ai secure $46.3m while Microsoft AI spinoff Xiaoice closed its series A round at a billion-dollar valuation.
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