Ride-hailing firm Grab plans on investing “several hundred million dollars” in Vietnam since it sees the country as its next growth market. Grab unveilled the plan just weeks after it disclosed a $2 billion investment plan for Indonesia. The proposed investment plan marks Vietnam as one of Asia’s fastest growing economy and underscores Grab’s eagerness…
Visa’s investment was during Go-Jek’s ongoing F Series funding round. On Wednesday, Visa Inc stated, it has invested an undisclosed amount in Indonesia’s Go-Jek in the ride-hailing company’s ongoing Series F fundraising round. In a statement the U.S. payment processor said, both companies will collaborate to provide more options for cashless payments for consumers across…
The potential deal values U.S. chipmaker Cypress Semiconductor Corp at around $10 billion. As per a report from Bloomberg, German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG is closing in on a deal to acquire Cypress Semiconductor Corp; the potential deal values the U.S. chipmaker at nearly $10 billion. The report which cites sources familiar with the matter at…
SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund valued UK-based Greensill Capital at $3.5 billion. Greensill Capital, a UK-based financing group, has confirmed that SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund has invested $800 million in it. Greensill, which provides supply chain funding to companies, said it plans to use the funding in part to accelerate its expansion into Brazil…
To date Grab has raised nearly $8 billion since its inception nearly 7 years ago. According to Grab’s CEO Anthony Tan, the transportation network company is looking to raise another $2 billion in 2019 to ramp up its expansion plans. This announcement comes in the wake of its latest funding round in which it cornered…
Lyft’s IPO, has set the stage for its much bigger rival, Uber Technologies, whose IPO is slated for launch in April 2019. In a significant development, Lyft Inc was valued at $24.3 billion in the first initial public offering (IPO) of a ride-hailing startup. Lyft raised more money than it had set off to since…
Lyft’s IPO is on track to be the biggest U.S. technology IPO since Snap Inc’s in 2017. In a significant development, Lyft Inc has kicked off its investor road show ahead of its initial public offering and is chasing a valuation of up to $23 billion as it woos money managers ahead of rival Uber…
Tech-savvy KKR has prior experience in the music industry given its earlier deal with Bertelsmann; however negotiations with Vincent Bollore are expected to be tough, especially if KKR and Tencent push for a controlling stake. According to sources familiar with the matter at hand, China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group and U.S. buyout fund KKR are…
Horizon Robotics is one of the companies at the fore front of China’s strategic “Made in 2025” policy. Its latest funding round has valued it at $3 billion. On Wednesday, Horizon Robotics, a Chinese chip maker stated it had $600 million in its latest funding round, thus bringing its valuation to $3 billion. The development…
Tokopedia has garnered $1.1 billion from its latest funding round wherein it was valued at $7 billion. Tokopedia, an Indonesian e-commerce company, stated it has secured $1.1 billion from its latest funding round which was led by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp and China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. This investment follows a similar trend from last…
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