JeremyKahn
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Tencent, Temasek invest $35m in UK open banking startup TrueLayer
TrueLayer may expand to Asia and Australia and was eager to attract investors from that region.
Tencent, Pearson funding in UK startup Prowler.io puts valuation at $100m
The AI startup will use the money to launch products and move into new industry areas, like education.
SoftBank-backed UK software startup Improbable’s losses increase 10-fold in a year
The company is no danger of running out of money, however, thanks largely to SoftBank’s $500 million investment in May 2017.
China’s Tencent taps Medopad’s AI tech for Parkinson’s treatment
Medopad said in February that it had signed deals worth $131 million with a number of Chinese companies, including Tencent.
Sony’s VC arm backs digital music instruments maker Roli
Roli also recently got an investment from Japan’s Onkyo Corp., known for its Pioneer brand of home entertainment systems.
Fintech startup TransferWise raises $280m to fund Asia expansion
Old Mutual Global Investors and Silicon Valley venture capital firm IVP led the round.
SoftBank eyes quantum computing with $100b Vision Fund
Vision Fund is investing in cutting edge tech from virtual reality to IoT.
What’s happening inside Rocket Internet’s ailing startup factory
Most Rocket startups have struggled, with at least a dozen closing and almost all losing money. On Sept. 2, the company issued its first profit warnin
Accel defies startup anxiety with $500m EU, Israeli Fund
Investors in Accel London V, as the new fund is called, include charities, U.S. university endowments, pensions and sovereign wealth. The fund brings
