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LinkSquares reconnects with MassMutual in series A
MassMutual Ventures backed LinkSquares in a round which brought the language analysis software developer’s total funding to more than $21m.
Mar 25, 2020CVC in the Time of Coronavirus: Donald Lacey, Ping An Global Voyager…
The Ping An subsidiary is providing strategic assistance to portfolio companies during the Covid-19 pandemic, though managing director Lacey cautioned that startups with high burn rates are facing high risk.
Mar 25, 2020Afterpay unveils AP Ventures fund
The corporate has a 44% stake in growth equity fund AP Ventures, which plans to invest more than $30m in a total of five or six portfolio companies.
Mar 25, 2020Airbnb addresses funding options
The Alphabet-backed online accommodation platform is reportedly speaking to investors about new funding despite the coronavirus effect.
Mar 23, 2020Analysis: StackPath takes $216m
Juniper Networks and Cox have backed a sizeable series B round for edge and cloud computing tech developer StackPath.
Mar 23, 2020Corporate venturing deal net: 16-20 March 2020
Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Mar 20, 2020Yuanfudao looks to yield $7.5bn valuation
Tencent is reportedly set to co-lead a round for online education platform Yuanfudao with an original target size of $1bn and a rumoured $7.5bn valuation.
Mar 20, 2020SoftBank hesitates on $3bn WeWork share deal
Shanghai Jin Jiang and Legend Capital could hypothetically lose out, after a letter from SoftBank raised doubts over an agreed $3bn share tender.
Mar 19, 2020Qingzhu crowns eight-figure series B round
Meituan Dianping's budget hotel spinoff has secured an eight-figure dollar sum, in a round co-led by Sofina Group and GGV Capital.
Mar 19, 2020Foundations of agtech ecosystems in Piracicaba
Prepared by researchers from the Washington University, St Louis on behalf of The Yield Lab, sponsored by Rabo Strategic Ventures
Mar 18, 2020LDC brings funding to James and James
The Lloyds Banking subsidiary has backed e-commerce fulfilment platform developer James and James, providing $15.5m in funding.
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