Global Venturing Review

We have teamed up with 500 Startups’ CVC Insider Series, where top CVC practitioners offer advice and best practices regarding common challenges encountered within corporate venturing. Featured this week is an interview with Jaclyn Kossmann of Applied Ventures and Nicolas Sauvage of TDK Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution … Continue reading "Leadership Series: Jaclyn Kossmann (Applied Ventures)" The post Leadership Series: Jaclyn Kossmann (Applied Ventures) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones 1 In November, this column said, if demotivated, “talented people will quickly cut the cord”. This was in response to US-listed cable group Comcast’s decision to limit its successful corporate venturing unit, as GCV reported at the time. Almost six months on and the team has broken up as feared. And the unit, which was founded … Continue reading "26 April 2021 – UK National Grid Commits Further $150m to its Silicon Valley-based Corporate Venture and Innovation Group" The post 26 April 2021 – UK National Grid Commits Further $150m to its Silicon Valley-based Corporate Venture and Innovation Group appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

We have teamed up with 500 Startups’ CVC Insider Series, where top CVC practitioners offer advice and best practices regarding common challenges encountered within corporate venturing. Featured this week is an interview with Jason Miles of Volvo VFS and Nicolas Sauvage of TDK Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution … Continue reading "Leadership Series: Jason Miles (Volvo VFS)" The post Leadership Series: Jason Miles (Volvo VFS) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones 1 Spend enough time in venture and you can see the transformation in startups and the economy almost as if time has speeded up. GCV’s first article on Coinbase, eight years ago to the day, described it as “a digital wallet for Bitcoin transactions”, which “had raised $600,000 from accelerator Y Combinator and publisher … Continue reading "19 April 2021 – Coinbase Lists on Nasdaq" The post 19 April 2021 – Coinbase Lists on Nasdaq appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

An audio version of the ‘Fintech Findings: The State of The Fintech Market in 2021’ session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: The State of The Fintech Market in 2021 (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones India-based food delivery service Swiggy has raised $800m from Prosus Ventures, Falcon Edge, Goldman Sachs, Amansa Capital, Think Capital, Carmignac and Accel. The round is said to have boosted the company’s post-money valuation to $5bn. Swiggy runs an app where users can order food for delivery from local restaurants, and is one … Continue reading "12 April 2021 – Food Delivery Service Swiggy Raises $800m" The post 12 April 2021 – Food Delivery Service Swiggy Raises $800m appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

An audio version of the ‘How U.S. Based Venture Arms From Asia Are Supporting Innovation’ session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: How U.S. Based Venture Arms From Asia Are Supporting Innovation (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

An audio version of the ‘Scaling Up: How VC Is Helping Startups Succeed’ session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: Scaling Up – How VC Is Helping Startups Succeed (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones On-demand consumer product delivery service GoPuff has experienced some major league growth of late, and has secured $1.15bn from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 1 in a round lifting its valuation from $3.9bn to $8.9bn. The $3.9bn valuation had been achieved just five months ago, in a $380m round that also featured … Continue reading "29 March 2021 – GoPuff Secures $1.15bn in Round Including SoftBank" The post 29 March 2021 – GoPuff Secures $1.15bn in Round Including SoftBank appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

n audio version of the ‘The Industry Blazing a New Path Through Incubation – How Hitachi is Leveraging Incubations and Developing an Ecosystem to Supercharge Organic Growth’ session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: How Hitachi is Leveraging Incubations and Developing an Ecosystem to Supercharge Organic Growth (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones Payment processing software provider Stripe has raised $600m from investors including Axa and Allianz X, but the key element to the story is its valuation, which has rocketed from an already huge $36bn less than a year ago to $95bn in the latest round. It’s another symptom of the surging fintech sector, … Continue reading "22 March 2021 – Stripe Raises $600m with a $95bn Valuation" The post 22 March 2021 – Stripe Raises $600m with a $95bn Valuation appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

An audio version of the ‘Opening Keynote Fireside Chat: Vinod Khosla’ session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: Opening Keynote Fireside Chat: Vinod Khosla (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones One element of retail that has emerged unscathed from the covid-19 pandemic is food, and Lineage Logistics is among the biggest cold chain services providers in the world, offering temperature-controlled delivery and storage. It has also raised $1.9bn from investors including property developer Oxford Properties and several real estate investment firms. The … Continue reading "15 March 2021 – $1.9bn for Cold Chain Services Provider Lineage Logistics" The post 15 March 2021 – $1.9bn for Cold Chain Services Provider Lineage Logistics appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

An audio version of the ‘Great Expectations: How M12 is Investing in Female Founders and Supporting D&I’ session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: Great Expectations – How M12 is Investing in Female Founders (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones E-commerce instalment finance provider Klarna is riding the fintech wave, having raised $1bn in financing from undisclosed new and existing investors in a round that almost tripled its valuation from $10.7bn to $31bn. Visa, Ant Group, Bonnier, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Bestseller Group are among the company’s existing backers, and the … Continue reading "08 March 2021 – Klarna Raises $1bn" The post 08 March 2021 – Klarna Raises $1bn appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

An audio version of the ‘Henkel’s Approach To Startup Collaboration (CVC Case Study)’ session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: Henkel’s Approach To Startup Collaboration – CVC Case Study (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones 1 Bonny Simi, pilot and founder of US airline JetBlue’s corporate venturing unit, read the runes correctly in December when she left to join portfolio company Joby Aviation as head of air operations and people. This week, Joby, which is in prototype phase of developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) … Continue reading "01 March 2021 – Could the Sleeping Giant of Corporate Venturing – India – Finally Be Waking Up?" The post 01 March 2021 – Could the Sleeping Giant of Corporate Venturing – India – Finally Be Waking Up? appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

An audio version of the ‘Perfect Harmony: The Convergence of AI Across Industries – Best Practices Examined’ session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: Perfect Harmony – The Convergence of AI Across Industries (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The Big Ones 1 Wishing our readers around the world a wonderful prosperous lunar new year – welcome to the year of the ox. There has been a plateau in deal volumes in China over the past two years with other Asia-Pacific markets catching up, as adjunct professor Martin Haemmig noted at our last GCV … Continue reading "21 February 2021 – Blockchain.com Raises $120m in Strategic Growth Round" The post 21 February 2021 – Blockchain.com Raises $120m in Strategic Growth Round appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

An audio version of Oxford Union Debate Motion: Will Blockchain Disrupt The Venture Industry discussion session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: Will Blockchain Disrupt the Venture Industry? (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on Global Venturing Review.