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Alibaba, Tencent, Nokia cash in on China activity
As well as investing in the biggest investments, Alibaba also secured the biggest exits, after it acquired China based digital map service AutoNavi for $1.5bn, having earlier backed it. Alibaba was also a big investor in China-based microblogging platform Weibo, which raised $285.6m in an initial public offering (IPO).
Jul 31, 2014Google most active by number, Alibaba by value
A round-up of the biggest corporate venturing dealmakers in the second quarter.
Jul 31, 2014Summer deals sizzle in busy June
Corporate venturing units maintained a brisk deal-making pace in the summer with another busy month in June, although activity was down against the bumper spell of deal-making in May.
Jul 14, 2014Innovative region: Benelux
In-depth analysis of the venturing ecosystem and infrastructure in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
Jul 14, 2014Symposium: Kashyap - Building a global strategy
An edited transcript of the keynote speech by Nagraj Kashyap, global head of Qualcomm Ventures, at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium.
Jul 14, 2014Symposium: Arvind Sodhani fireside chat
Arvind Sodhani, head of Intel Capital, talked to Toby Lewis, editor of Global Corporate Venturing, at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium in May.
Jul 14, 2014Big Deal: Wish illustrates how personalisation is driving e-commerce
The shopping app company, which raised $50m last Friday, is just one of several companies using personalisation and curation to drive increased use and monetisation.
Jul 4, 2014Big Deal: NGP lands large exit after UCWeb move
Nokia Growth Partners backed UCWeb in 2010 because it believed UCWeb was a strong company, yet this required the unit to invest in a company potentially competitive to a goal of its sponsor and sole limited partner.
Jun 23, 2014The Big Deal: Uber
Uber's $1.2bn series D round has demonstrated again the excitement surrounding the mobility sector at present, and the ride sharing market in particular.
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