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Analysis: Visa swipes $5.3bn for Plaid
Visa is to acquire one of its portfolio companies, financial data network operator Plaid, in multi-billion-dollar transaction, which comes only four months after its latest commitment to the company along with its peer Mastercard.
Jan 20, 2020Corporate venturing deal net: 13-17 January 2020
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Jan 17, 2020The big issues for 2020
In our annual survey of corporate venturing industry leaders, we asked what the most important trends were in 2019 and sought their insights into the big opportunities of 2020.
Jan 14, 2020Saudi Aramco oils the wheels of $500m fund
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures is preparing a $500m second fund following on from a first fund of the same size, launched by the unit in 2012.
Jan 13, 2020Analysis: CapitalG’s $100m call to Armis
Insight Partners agreed to acquire IoT security software provider Armis in a rollover transaction that featured a $100m commitment from Alphabet. The deal forms part of the IoT space to which corporates have not been indifferent over the past decade.
Jan 13, 2020Indigo Agriculture harvests $200m
FedEx has contributed to a $175m convertible equity round for agricultural technology and services provider Indigo secured alongside $25m in debt financing.
Jan 7, 2020Pascucci seeks new pastures with new fund
Victor Pascucci, who counts USAA and Munich Re among his corporate venturing stops, has put together an energy-focused VC firm called Energy Capital Ventures.
Jan 7, 2020More deals with fewer dollars in 2019
The following is an excerpt from our upcoming World of Corporate Venturing report.
Jan 5, 2020SoftBank feeds Energy Monster in series C round
SoftBank Ventures Asia led a $71.4m round for power-bank provider Energy Monster, whose investors already include Xiaomi.
Dec 30, 2019Featured Content
The CVC Funding Round DatabaseRealtime data of all startup funding rounds with corporate backers. Full access for GCV+ subscribers.The CVC Funding Round Database
Realtime data of all startup funding rounds with corporate backers. Full access for GCV+ subscribers.
CVC DirectoryFull details of 600+ CVC units globally, including key people, sector focus, preferred investment stage and more. ull access for GCV+ subscribers.CVC Directory
Full details of 600+ CVC units globally, including key people, sector focus, preferred investment stage and more. ull access for GCV+ subscribers.
Corporate venture building reportData from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomesCorporate venture building report
Data from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomes
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