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Cracking the quantum puzzle
Academic research towards quantum computing and other quantum technologies is beginning to pay dividends, but continued progress will rely on strong cooperation between academic, industry and government partners.
Nov 13, 2019Visa pours capital into Interswitch
Visa is thought to have invested $200m in a deal officially valuing Africa-focused payments services company Interswitch at $1bn.
Nov 12, 2019Makuake makes its way to TSE
CyberAgent-founded crowdfunding platform has applied for an initial public offering on the TSE Mothers Market that it expects will fetch it a $155m valuation.
Nov 12, 2019Ucaidao okays $15m round
Ucaidao has raised $40m in all having won the backing of Tencent, SoftBank, Alphabet, K11 and Agricultural Bank of China for its latest round.
Nov 11, 2019Analysis: HomeLight brings home $109m
Citi and Alphabet-backed real estate portal HomeLight raised $63m in a series C round and an additional $46m in debt financing. The deal is part of the burgeoning real estate tech space, which has seen much corporate attention in recent years.
Nov 11, 2019Tencent gets $150m stake in ETechAces
Tiger Global Management sold a 10% stake to Tencent in a deal that valued PolicyBazaar owner ETechAces, whose backers include InfoEdge and SoftBank, at $1.5bn.
Nov 10, 2019Corporate venturing deal net: 4-8 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 8, 2019WealthNavi coordinates $37.6m round
UTokyo Innovation Platform is among a long list of investors that have backed a $37.6m funding round for WealthNavi.
Nov 8, 2019WealthNavi coordinates $37.6m round
Opt, NEC, Sony, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Mizuho Bank are among a long list of investors that have backed a $37.6m funding round for WealthNavi.
Nov 8, 2019HealthCare.com mends $18m series B
Axis Capital and CNO Financial Group invested in health insurance portal Healthcare.com’s second funding round, proceeds of which will support product development and other growth objectives.
Nov 8, 2019Freee to figure out IPO
Freee has submitted paperwork for approval to list on the TSE Mothers Market next month, potentially offering exits to more than half a dozen corporates such as Line and Sharp.
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