CVC Unplugged

The Big Three As highlighted in last week’s podcast, some sectors are flying high and, certainly relative to the global financial crisis a dozen years ago,… The post 04 May 2020 – FIS Commits $150m to its Corporate Venturing Unit appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Our Leadership Series interview where James Mawson talks to David Hayes and Nacho Gimenez from BP Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative… The post Leadership Series: David Hayes & Nacho Gimenez (BP Ventures) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big ones AvidXchange, a developer of accounts payable automation software, has raised $128m to hike its latest round to $388m. Mastercard was among the… The post 27 April 2020 – AvidXchange Raises $128m Bringing Total Round to $388m Plus Audio from our Second COVID19 Webinar appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Our Leadership Series interview where Edison Fu talks to Tarik Galijasevic from Allstate Strategic Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By… The post Leadership Series: Tarik Galijasevic (Allstate Strategic Ventures) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Digital payment processor Stripe is one of the companies that has seen demand for its product skyrocket in recent weeks as more… The post 20 April 2020 – Stripe Raises $600m in Series G Plus Audio from our Industrial Sector Webinar appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Our Leadership Series interview where James Mawson talks to Tony Cannestra from Denso International America. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By… The post Leadership Series: Tony Cannestra (Denso International America) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The week’s podcast takes a look at the Covid-19 Crisis and the funding opportunities that have come from it. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed… The post 13 April 2020 – Covid-19 Crisis & Funding Opportunities appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Our Leadership Series interview where James Mawson talks to Bonny Simi from JetBlue Technology Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By… The post Leadership Series: Bonny Simi (JetBlue Technology Ventures) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones It is the sort of line to awaken the curiosity in an annual report: “Cash payments to acquire equity investments amounted to £258m… The post 06 April 2020 – Lyell Immunopharma Gains $493m Investment from GlaxoSmithKline appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Our Leadership Series interview where Thierry Heles talks to Darek DeFreece from UC Berkeley. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution… The post Leadership Series: Darek DeFreece (UC Berkeley) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones In what may be an ominous sign, electric scooter rental service Lime is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $400m… The post 30 March 2020 – Lime in Talks to Raise Funding at a Reduced $400m Valuation appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Our Leadership Series interview where Thierry Heles talks to Tom Vanhoutte from Imec.xpand. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: Tom Vanhoutte (Imec.xpand) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones When SoftBank emerged with a $9.5bn rescue package for beleaguered workspace provider WeWork in October, $3bn of the amount had been earmarked… The post 23 March 2020 – Fox Agrees to Buy Tubi for $440m in Cash appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The second part of our Leadership Series interview where Izzy Woolgar talks to Jonathan Tudor from Centrica and our very own James Mawson. “Funky Chunk”… The post Leadership Series: Jonathan Tudor (Centrica) Part 2 appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Insightec is targeting up to $150m in a series F round valuing it at $1.3bn post-money, and has already received a $100m… The post 16 March 2020 – Insightec Targets $150m Series F appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The first part of our Leadership Series interview where Izzy Woolgar talks to Jonathan Tudor from Centrica and our very own James Mawson. “Funky Chunk”… The post Leadership Series: Jonathan Tudor (Centrica) Part 1 appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Waymo began life in Alphabet’s secretive Google X division but has now fully emerged as a standalone company, securing $2.25bn from investors… The post 09 March 2020 – Waymo Secures $2.25bn in Initial Close of First External Round appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

James Mawson interviews Ippei Akiyoshi from Mitsubishi. The first in a series of interviews. Recorded remotely. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:… The post Leadership Series: Ippei Akiyoshi (Mitsubishi) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones There may be fewer rounds being closed but ride hailing continues to be a money magnet, with Grab raising $856m from Mitsubishi… The post 02 March 2020 – Grab Raises $856m from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Grab had raised $4.8bn for its series H round as of mid-2019 but did not confirm a close for the round. Now… The post 24 February 2020 – Imara to Raise Up To $86.3m in its IPO appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big News It’s been a good week for healthcare flotations, with Revolution Medicines following in the footsteps of successful IPO closures by Schrödinger and… The post 17 February 2020 – Revolution Medicines Goes Public in $238m Offering appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Sequoia Capital Global Equities has led a $340m round for cloud security platform developer Netskope at a valuation of near $3bn. Netskope… The post 10 February 2020 – Netskope Gains $340m in Round Led By Sequoia Capital Global Equities appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big News The US government’s effort to change the regulatory landscape for venture capital is coming to a head with this week’s sold-out Global… The post 03 February 2020 – Corporate Venturing and Innovation Summit Roundup appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Tokopedia is already one of the biggest companies to have emerged from Southeast Asia’s increasingly vibrant startup scene, but it is reportedly… The post 27 January 2020 – Tokopedia Approaches Close of $1.5bn Round appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Joby Aviation is developing an electric-powered aerial taxi for urban use, a product that would appear to be a big jump into… The post 20 January 2020 – Joby Aviation Raises $590m in Series C to Create Flying Taxis appeared first on CVC Unplugged .