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Analysis: Visa swipes $5.3bn for Plaid
Visa is to acquire one of its portfolio companies, financial data network operator Plaid, in multi-billion-dollar transaction, which comes only four months after its latest commitment to the company along with its peer Mastercard.
Jan 20, 2020Kairós entrusts Trucharte with new unit
Kairós Digital Solutions has hired Pedro Trucharte, who helped set up MásVentures for MásMóvil, to establish its corporate venturing vehicle, Kairós Ventures.
Jan 17, 2020Hantoro hurries to Telkomsel
MDI Ventures’ acting chief executive, Setyanto Hantoro, has shifted to managing director of another Telkom Indonesia subsidiary, Telkomsel.
Jan 17, 2020Wong finds sweet deal at Honeywell
Honeywell has appointed a new director of ventures, John Wong, who has experience in corporate development and strategy with an IoT and wireless technology focus at InterDigital, GE and SoftBank.
Jan 17, 2020Telefónica tears it up with Teravoz exit
Voice communication technology provider Teravoz has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Twilio, allowing Telefónica subsidiary Wayra Brasil to exit with a 30-times return.
Jan 16, 2020The big issues for 2020
In our annual survey of corporate venturing industry leaders, we asked what the most important trends were in 2019 and sought their insights into the big opportunities of 2020.
Jan 14, 2020Analysis: CapitalG’s $100m call to Armis
Insight Partners agreed to acquire IoT security software provider Armis in a rollover transaction that featured a $100m commitment from Alphabet. The deal forms part of the IoT space to which corporates have not been indifferent over the past decade.
Jan 13, 2020More deals with fewer dollars in 2019
The following is an excerpt from our upcoming World of Corporate Venturing report.
Jan 5, 2020Analysis: Wefox widens series B to $235m
Wefox Group, a Germany-based digital insurance provider, extended its series B round, closing $235m
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