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2017 Roundup: SoftBank
The telecommunications group raised almost $98bn for its Vision Fund and dominated the tech VC space in 2017.
Dec 19, 2017Tier1CRM goes to another level to raise $34m
Salesforce Ventures and MassMutual Ventures both invested in the financial services CRM software producer as part of a Wavecrest Growth-led round.
Dec 19, 2017Corporate Venturing in 2017: The Trends
The upper end continued to grow and corporates launched a raft of AI funds, as bike sharing, real estate, smart vehicles and urban farming drew capital.
Dec 18, 2017IDB collars Colu with $14.5m
Conglomerate IDB Group has invested in localised currency platform Colu and a presale for its cryptocurrency, Colu Local Network.
Dec 18, 2017Kasisto chats up investors to raise $17m
Mastercard and the BBVA-backed Propel Venture Partners have contributed to a series B round that will support product development and growth.
Dec 18, 2017Analysis: Kingsoft Cloud receives $300m
Cloud storage firm Kingsoft Cloud raised $300 in a series D round, one of the largest rounds in the cloud tech space in 2017
Dec 15, 2017Billie fills up series A round
Existing investor Rocket Internet has returned to take part in an $11.8m round for online business lending startup Billie.
Dec 15, 2017Investors insert $50m into Insikt
Grupo Coppel has led a $50m series D round for Insikt, an online lender to the underbanked, whose existing shareholders also include Rakuten.
Dec 14, 2017iZettle nets funding at a $950m valuation
The Intel, Mastercard, Amex and Santander-backed small business payment and revenue platform has raised $47.3m in a Dawn Capital led round.
Dec 14, 2017Mswipe gets away with $41m
The Ola-backed mobile payment technology provider has added $10m from B Capital and DSG Consumer Partners to the $31m it raised in June.
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