Not exact matches
Big Food manufacturers have increasingly
announced either full takeovers of startup brands, or in more recent months, have set up
venture capital arms to invest in a slew of smaller brands with an option to eventually acquire some of those brands later (if they become successful hits on grocery store aisles).
Israeli sports technology company PlaySight Interactive has
announced today that it has extended its Series C financing round to $ 21 million with $ 10 million in new investments from SoftBank Ventures Korea, a SoftBank Group early stage
venture capital arm based and CE Ventures from Hong Kong.
US - based Microsoft Ventures, the
venture capital arm of software giant Microsoft,
announced on Monday that it has formed a new...
Jerusalem - based biotechnology lab - grown meat company Future Meat Technologies has
announced a $ 2.2 million seed investment round co-led by Tyson Ventures, the
venture capital arm of Tyson Foods.
But today ConsenSys raised the stakes when it
announced that it's launching and funding a $ 50 million
venture -
capital arm, ConsenSys Ventures.
Anxious not to be outdone, days later fellow magic circle firm Linklaters
announces that its new
venture capital arm is taking a majority stake in a start - up that makes self - driving AI - propelled hoverboard stand - up desks.
This
capital will be partially deployed through
venture capital partners to be
announced, as well as through a direct
venture arm.
We might have seen a glimpse into the future this week, as smart home thermostat maker Ecobee
announced that it received more than $ 60 million in funding from several investors, including from the Amazon Alexa fund, a $ 100 million
venture capital arm of the company that invests in voice technology innovation.