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Editorial: Risks of bringing a knife to the fundraising gun fight
Ultimately, those unwilling or unable to compete at the top end of creating market-leading companies risk effectively bringing a knife to a gun fight - they can win sometimes in some areas, but the chances might be against them.
Mar 23, 2018Blackmore picks up corporates for $18m round
BMW i Ventures led the lidar sensor developer's series B round, which also featured another corporate venturing unit, Toyota AI Ventures.
Mar 23, 2018Chehejia drives series B to $475m
Corporates Shougang and Intime Retail invested a series B round for EV developer Chehejia Information Technology, which is also backed by Leo Group.
Mar 23, 2018Ascent Robotics soars with SBI funding
SBI Investment's blockchain and artficial intelligence fund has led a $10.4m series A round for autonomous driving software developer Ascent that will fund R&D.
Mar 21, 2018KeepTruckin pulls in $50m
GV returned to back a series C round that increased the telematics and fleet management technology supplier's overall funding to more than $78m.
Mar 21, 2018Mydadao divulges corporate funding
The on-demand car rental startup has revealed it has secured an eight-figure total across three rounds, two being led by subsidiaries of Baidu and Bertelsmann respectively.
Mar 20, 2018Fazua changes gears with $8m round
The electric bicycle drive manufacturer has been backed by Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners.
Mar 20, 2018Magna comes louder in $200m Lyft deal
On-demand ride service Lyft has received $200m from automotive systems maker Magna International at an $11.7bn valuation as part of an autonomous driving partnership.
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