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VIPioneers wraps up $14.5m

CAS-founded industrial automation spinout VIPioneers has added $14.5m to an angel sum of undisclosed size it received from CAS’s Cash Capital two years ago


Jul 18, 2019

K4 Aeronautics glides into $25m series A

Hanwha Systems led a series A round for the spinout of aerospace technology supplier Karem Aircraft, which is working with Uber to supply viable aerial vehicles.

Jul 18, 2019

VW revs up Argo AI with $2.6bn

Volkswagen has joined Ford as a shareholder in Argo AI, following a $2.6bn commitment of capital and assets that values the self-driving system maker at more than $7bn.

Jul 15, 2019

Analysis: Biontech gets a $325m series B round

Cancer treatment company Biontech raised $325m round backed by Fidelity. The company forms part of the hopeful oncology and cancer treatment subsector of life sciences which has seen much growth and in corporate backing in recent years.

Jul 15, 2019

Corporate venturing deal net: 8-12 July 2019

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

Jul 12, 2019

Luminar lights the way to $250m

Corning, Cornes and Volvo have invested in Luminar, which has emerged with more than $250m in funding, including a $100m round closed recently.

Jul 12, 2019

Maniv Mobility carries $100m fund

Maniv Mobility has closed a $100m second vehicle backed by a dozen corporates such as Shell, Valeo, BMW, Aptiv, Hyundai, Deutsche Bahn and Lear Corporation.

Jul 10, 2019

PitchBook seeks the golden mean of corporate venturing

The latest note by data provider PitchBook found that, in the context of growth in corporate venture capital, the most active CVC arms it examines have shown a strong historical performance and corporate-backed portfolio companies have reaped benefits in the form of higher exit chances and lower bankruptcy rates

Jul 10, 2019

Switzerland’s land of opportunity

Innovative region: Switzerland

Jul 10, 2019

The future for $100m rounds and the innovation economy

It has been a remarkable decade for innovation capital. More than $1 trillion of venture capital had been invested by the end of last year, according to data provider Pitchbook, driven by corporations engaging in more than half that total, according to GCV Analytics.

Jul 10, 2019

IT sector continues to nurture innovation

Sector Analysis: Information Technology

Jul 10, 2019
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