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Sector focus: Transport

The astonishing development of the private capital markets for fast-growing companies in the past five years is easy to record but only when put against public markets does the transformation in liquidity become apparent.

Rob Lavine, News editor for Global Corporate Venturing, reviews the trends in venturing from 2018

In our annual survey of corporate venturing industry leaders, we asked what were the most important trends in 2017 and sought their insights into the big opportunities of 2018.

Adelaide's ThincLab and University of New England's SRI AgTech incubators will receive $357,000 and $229,000 of government funding respectively.

The home renovation software developer has raised $33m in a round co-led by Redfin, Goldman Sachs and WestRiver, taking its total funding to more than $50m.

Lionbridge has acquired the online translation platform, which counts Intel, SBI Group, Mistubishi, Allied Architects, Recruit and Libertad as investors, for an undisclosed sum.

Smart car maker Byton seeks to raise another $500m after having raised a $500m corporate-backed rounds last year.

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

TAL Education has returned to invest in a $255m series D round for Dada, the online tutoring platform formerly known as DadaABC.

Seed investor Pacifica returned to back the workspace provider in a series A round that will fund its expansion to approximately 50 locations in the next two years.