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Qualcomm takes a ride on 99Taxi
The wireless technology company has invested in Latin American taxi hailing app 99Taxi for a second time, in a round led by Tiger Global.
Feb 5, 2015CMU goes into uber drive
Carnegie Mellon University signs strategic alliance with taxi app Uber to develop self-driven cabs.
Feb 4, 2015Big Deal: Ele.me orders in $350m
The food ordering app looks likely to help leverage the resources of investors Dianping, Tencent and JD as it looks to become the market leader in China.
Feb 2, 2015Roadie unpacks $10m series A
Local delivery app Roadie has launched with $10m of funding from backers including logistics service UPS.
Jan 28, 2015Waterloo gets hot on frosty windows
Waterloo launches startup Neverfrost with aim of making the ice scraper obsolete.
Jan 28, 2015SoftBank drives 51Auto to series C
Car trading platform 51Auto has secured $30m in a round led by SoftBank China Venture Capital, taking its overall funding to about $40m.
Jan 27, 2015Big Deal: SpaceX rockets to $1bn
The space exploration company raised $1bn from a Google-backed round that it closed in the same week as rounds from satellite companies OneWeb and Planet Labs.
Jan 26, 2015News round-up 27 January 2015
A round up of all the latest news on www.globalcorporateventuring.com for our subscribers.
Jan 23, 2015Uber picks up $1.6bn in convertible debt
The Google and Baidu-backed taxi hailing app operator has now raised a total of $4.5bn in financing, and is seeking an additional $600m from hedge funds.
Jan 22, 2015Polaris drives off with Brammo
Electric motorcycle company Brammo has been acquired by one of its investors, vehicle company Polaris Industries, with Best Buy also exiting in the deal.
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