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GCV Connect brings people together in Madrid
Overview of the Global Corporate Venturing Connect corporate venturing meeting in Madrid, hosted by IESE Business School.
May 20, 2019Analysis: Uber floats in $8.1bn IPO
Ride hailing services company Uber, backed by many corporate investors, held its long-awaited $8.1bn IPO, which was the world's largest since 2014, though many consider it a disappointment
May 20, 2019Wells Fargo helps assemble Connect Homes' series A round
Prefabricated housing developer Connect Homes now has corporate backing in the form of Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, which invested in its $10.8m series A.
May 18, 2019Corporate venturing deal net: 13-17 May 2019
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
May 17, 2019Synaptec puts $3.7m in the grid
Power grid management technology developer Synaptec spun out of University of Strathclyde in 2014 and has now won support from the corporate-backed Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund.
May 17, 2019Tempo Automation builds out $45m series C
Lockheed Martin was among the participants in the automation technology provider's latest round, which was led by Point72 Ventures.
May 17, 2019Reconstruct puts together $7.7m series A
Building works analytics software developer Reconstruct spun out of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2016 and has now raised $10.1m of capital altogether.
May 16, 2019Red Sea Farms fishes out $1.9m
Kaust-founded crop growing technology developer Red Sea Farms secured the capital from Kaust's Innovation Fund and the latter's strategic co-investment partner Research Products Development Company.
May 16, 2019Aleph Farms reaps $12m
Cargill Protein, Strauss Group and M-Industry all contributed to a series A round for cell-based meat developer Aleph, based on research at Technion– Israel Institute of Technology.
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GCV’s Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders 2026The talent pipeline in corporate venturing shows both momentum and staying power, as the industry comes of age.GCV’s Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders 2026
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