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The Art of Corporate Venture

A first quarter to smile about

University corner: first quarter of 2019


May 20, 2019

Analysis: Uber floats in $8.1bn IPO

Ride hailing services company Uber, backed by many corporate investors, held its long-awaited $8.1bn IPO, which was the world's largest since 2014, though many consider it a disappointment

May 20, 2019

April yields mixed results

Monthly analysis: April 2019

May 20, 2019

Analysis: SoftBank passes $419m to PayPay

Mobile payment platform PayPay raised $419m in funding from SoftBank. This is a deal from a space that has seen much growth in terms of the corporate-backed deal flow in recent years.

May 13, 2019

Analysis: Beyond Meat cuts a $241m IPO

Meat substitute developer Beyond Meat, which has received backing from two corporate venturers, went public.

May 7, 2019

Analysis: Uber spins off ATG with $1bn round

The autonomous vehicle spin-off has been backed by three corporates Toyota, SoftBank and Denso that have agreed to invest $1bn

Apr 29, 2019

Analysis: Lemonade squeezes $300m

Telecoms fim SoftBank led a $300m series D round for insurance provider Lemonade, which also featured previous investors Allianz and GV.

Apr 23, 2019

Analysis: Monzo get a $130m deposit

Financial servicec provider Monzo, previously backed by corporate Orange and Stripe, raised $130m round at a valuation of $2.6bn, making it the second most valuable fintech developer in the UK.

Apr 15, 2019

Big Deal: Uber finally files for IPO

SoftBank Vision Fund and Alphabet are among the largest shareholders in Uber, which has filed for an offering that could value it at $100bn, a decade after it was founded.

Apr 12, 2019

Deals and value down slightly

Monthly analysis: March

Apr 11, 2019

The French venturing revolution

Innovative region: France

Apr 11, 2019

Consumer sector feeds growth

Sector analysis: Consumer

Apr 11, 2019
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