The live video streaming app developer reportedly raised the cash from backers including Universal, Comcast, Broadway Video, CAA, UTA and William Morris Endeavor.

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US-based marketing platform Swirl Networks completed an $18m series C round yesterday backed by the respective corporate venturing units of media group Hearst, telecommunications and media company SoftBank and social media network Twitter. Hearst Ventures, SoftBank Capital and Twitter Ventures were joined by venture capital firm Longworth Venture Partners and additional, unnamed strategic investors. Swirl […]

Sprinklr, which reached unicorn status last week, has bought the online community platform in a deal that will give an exit to long-term investor O'Reilly Media.

Comment from Alex Chachava, managing partner of Leta Capital, on Russian venture capital trends.

Toby Lewis discusses the future of Telefonica Ventures

After a white-hot 2014, most leaders predict that the trend will continue in 2015. What is interesting is that while business optimism is high, it is also very measured. Some 75% of executives say they met or exceeded their revenue targets in 2014, (and two of three who did were within 20 percent of the target.) In 2010, by comparison, half of companies fell below their revenue targets.

The Google-backed communication app developer has raised an initial $135m from investors that could rise to $160m before the round is closed, and its potential for further growth appears huge.

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Keywee secured the cash, raised as it launches its content marketing platform, in a round featuring publishing company New York Times.

US-based mobile operating platform developer Cyanogen closed an $80m series C round yesterday backed by a host of corporates. Investment firm Premji Invest led the round, which included internet company Tencent, wireless technology maker Qualcomm, Twitter Ventures and Telefónica Ventures, the respective corporate venturing units of microblogging platform Twitter and telecommunications firm Telefónica, telecoms company […]

Online chat service and internet portal Daum Kakao has acquired the venture firm and plans to turn it into its corporate venturing arm.

In our series of articles Corporate Venturing on the Test Bench, Martin Haemmig and Boris Battistini review and analyse the latest trends.

Sandwich has launched a unit that will take equity stakes worth $100,000 in return for its corporate video production services.

The fast-growing neighbourhood-based social network, backed by Comcast and Google, has now raised $210m in total as it prepares to monetise elements of the service.

Event-planning service HoneyBook has now received $32m in venture funding to date, following a $22m series B round.

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AOL-backed event-based data company Metamarkets has received $15m in a round led by venture capital fund Data Collective, bringing its total funding to almost $44m.

US-based employee engagement platform developer Glint secured $15.5m yesterday in a series A round co-led by Norwest Venture Partners, the venture capital firm that manages funds for financial services firm Wells Fargo. Shasta Ventures co-led the round, and the firms were joined by Ev Williams, the co-founder of longform content platform Medium and former CEO […]