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SoftBank helps Didi Chuxing pick up $4bn

The ride hailing platform is reportedly now valued at $56bn, after completing a round featuring SoftBank and Mubadala Investment Company.


Dec 21, 2017

Reachda grabs Honda funding

Car sharing platform Reachda will add Honda automobiles to its vehicle fleet as part of the deal, with Honda investing $9.1m in the company.

Dec 20, 2017

2017 Roundup: Alphabet

The Google owner committed big money to Lyft and Airbnb as GV increased its late-stage deals, formed an AI fund called Gradient and exited from Snap and Cloudera in IPOs.

Dec 20, 2017

Virgin Hyperloop One vacuums up $50m

DP World and Caspian Venture Capital provided the funding ahead of a planned series C round for Virgin Hyperloop One, which has now raised $295m in total.

Dec 20, 2017

2017 Roundup: SoftBank

The telecommunications group raised almost $98bn for its Vision Fund and dominated the tech VC space in 2017.

Dec 19, 2017

Delivery Hero and Ola break bread

Ola has bought FoodPanda India from Delivery Hero and invested $200m in the company, while Delivery Hero will get a stake in Ola.

Dec 19, 2017

Corporate Venturing in 2017: The Trends

The upper end continued to grow and corporates launched a raft of AI funds, as bike sharing, real estate, smart vehicles and urban farming drew capital.

Dec 18, 2017

G7 connects to GLP for $70m round

Global Logistics Providers and Bank of China have supplied $70m in cash to G7 Networks, which has developed connected fleet management technology.

Dec 18, 2017

Toyota hires Ford for corporate venturing

Newly hired principal Jill Ford will source new investment opportunities for Toyota AI Ventures and work with its existing portfolio companies.

Dec 15, 2017
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