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Corporate venturing deal net: 28 October-1 November 2019
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Nov 1, 2019ESS eases its way to $30m series C
The energy storage system producer raised $30m in a round co-led by SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy that also featured PTT Global, Evergy and BASF.
Oct 30, 2019Analysis: Databricks cements a $400m round
The big data platform Databricks raised $400m reportedly at $6.2bn valuation, with the backing of Microsoft. The company forms part of the broader big data tech space, in which corporates have been heavily investing over recent years.
Oct 28, 2019Cromwell powers up at Emerson
Thurston Cromwell has moved up from a director of development position at Emerson to a vice-president of corporate development role.
Oct 28, 2019Corporate venturing deal net: 21-25 October 2019
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Oct 25, 2019Total takes corporate venturing to $400m unit
The petroleum producer has transferred its corporate VC portfolio to a unit called Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures that will invest up to $400m in the next five years.
Oct 24, 2019Sunfolding flips up $32m in series B
Sunfolding, a former participant in an R/GA Ventures and Macquarie-backed accelerator, will use the series B funding to build out its solar tracker business.
Oct 24, 2019Analysis: BASF provided funding for Provivi
The developer of non-toxic pesticides raised an $85m round backed by BASF. The deal is part of the agriculture and agtech space which is enjoying more interest from corporates this year than previously.
Oct 21, 2019Wildcat hunts down $20m
The A123 Systems-backed battery materials tester has secured $20m in a series C round co-led by Flint Hills Resources that took its overall funding to more than $70m.
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