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Corporate venturing deal net: 29 July-2 August 2019

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.


Aug 2, 2019

Axa’s Gao goes to Sapphire Ventures

Cathy Gao has called time on her tenure at corporate venturing unit Axa Venture Partners to take a vice-president position at Sapphire Ventures.

Aug 2, 2019

Truework detects $12m

Stanford University has backed a $12m series A for identity management technology developer Truework, which has been expanding its business in the employment and loan referencing space.

Jul 31, 2019

VMware vies for Uhana acquisition

Telstra Ventures looks set to exit Stanford spinout Uhana in an an acquisition of undisclosed size by VMware.

Jul 31, 2019

Widjaja wins control of $250m BRI fund

Bank Rakyat Indonesia has put $100m into BRI Ventures, which could receive up to $250m and which will be headed by ex-MDI Ventures CEO Nicko Widjaja.

Jul 31, 2019

DataRobot handles $200m in series E round

Machine learning software platform DataRobot raised an initial $200m for a round led by Sapphire Ventures, though it is unclear whether existing backers Intel, Recruit or New York Life invested.

Jul 31, 2019

Intel helps Trinity Cyber take home $23m

The proactive cybersecurity software developer has closed a $23m series A round led by Intel Capital and is now out of stealth mode.

Jul 31, 2019

MindTickle sticks landing on $40m series C

Existing investor Qualcomm Ventures has returned for MindTickle's series C round, which increased the sales training provider's total funding to more than $81m.

Jul 31, 2019

BlueTalon clasps on to Microsoft in acquisition deal

The data security technology developer has been purchased by Microsoft after raising at least $26m from investors including Bloomberg Beta.

Jul 31, 2019

Microsoft tames BlueTalon for acquisition

Microsoft has bought big data access control software developer BlueTalon, which had raised approximately $26m from investors including Stanford-StartX Fund.

Jul 31, 2019

VMware vies for Uhana acquisition

Telstra Ventures looks set to exit network optimisation software developer Uhana in an an acquisition of undisclosed size by VMware.

Jul 31, 2019

Sequoia acquires GV’s Maguire

After almost three years at GV as a partner concentrating on science-focused deals, Shaun Maguire has moved on to VC firm Sequoia Capital.

Jul 30, 2019
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