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Analysis: Yuanfudao raises $1bn
Edtech has benefited from covid-19 restrictions, the record high for capital in the sector was $2.4bn in 2018
May 19, 2020What to expect at the GCV Digital Forum
Think about the features you would expect to find at a GCV event… then imagine them all in a virtual setting.
May 19, 2020Analysis: Waymo drives forward with $3bn
US-based autonomous driving technology Waymo, a spinoff from internet conglomerate Alphabet, received $750m in extension equity financing, taking its round to $3bn.
May 18, 2020Span reaches series A stage
Smart electricity panel developer Span has secured $10.2m in funding six months after it received financing from Wells Fargo Strategic Capital.
May 13, 2020Analysis: Chehaoduo receives $1.7bn in series D
The SoftBank Vision Fund I, the $100bn investment vehicle of telecoms conglomerate SoftBank, and VC firm Sequoia Capital China have committed an additional $200m to China-based automotive e-commerce platform Chehaoduo, bringing its series D round to $1.7bn
May 11, 2020ZAF Energy stores $22m
ZAF Energy Systems has raised $45.6m to date after a series A round that featured the corporate venture capital arm of Holt Cat.
May 5, 2020Octopus Energy originates $327m
Origin Energy has agreed to make a strategic investment in energy supplier Octopus Energy for a total of $327m.
May 4, 2020Analysis: Rapid7 in $145m DivvyCloud deal
US-based cybersecurity software developer DivvyCloud agreed to be acquired by security analytics provider Rapid7 for $145m in a cash and shares transaction that will give an exit to mass media group Discovery Communications.
May 4, 2020Corporate venturing deal net: 27 April-1 May 2020
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
May 1, 2020Amply Power ramps up with new funding
Siemens has invested in Amply as part of a $13.2m round that came just three months after the EV charging service closed its seed funding.
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