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November 19, 2019
San Francisco
NGP Capital is a global venture capital firm with over $1.2 billion under management, investing in the U.S., Europe, India and China. We back entrepreneurs building growth-stage technology companies within the Enterprise, Mobility and Digital Health.
GetYourGuide and Deliveroo both announced new funding today, with Deliveroo raising $575M led by Amazon and GetYourGuide $484M led by Softbank’s Vision Fund. NGP Capital first invested in both companies in 2015, both investments were made in NGP Capital’s Smart Mobility theme.
Read MoreSpecializing in an overlooked trucking niche has helped NEXT get a fast start, and the company is just scratching the surface of a lucrative national market worth $60 billion.
With AI and the increased availability of global data relevant to Venture Capitalists, the VC industry is increasingly adopting data-driven strategies to ramp up deal sourcing and gain market intelligence. Here, data scientist Atte Honkasalo, NGP Capital’s new Head of Data & Analytics, shares his view on the role of data throughout the whole investment process.
Ida Tin is credited with coining the term femtech, that is technology which addresses women's biological needs. It's expected to be worth $50 billion by 2025.
Fueled by its $300 million Series D round led by Softbank last August, Getaround is making its second-ever acquisition this year with a $12 million purchase of Norwegian car rental startup Nabobil. This acquisition brings Getaround into seven European countries.
German auto giant Volkswagen on Tuesday announced its foray into the shared mobility space with a tie-up with self-drive car rental platform Zoomcar. Read more from Livemint!
NEXT Trucking, a FreightTech pioneer that connects shippers and carriers, has struck an agreement to open an 18-acre drayage facility to ease congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the two largest seaports in the US. Read more from Port Technology International.
Venture is no longer a cottage industry where partners sit around a conference table on Mondays meeting companies and discussing which to support. Read more by Paul Asel on TechCrunch.
"Build your company culture as early as possible. Underestimating the impact of company culture is the biggest mistake most entrepreneurs make," says Lidia Yan, Co-Founder and CEO of NEXT Trucking. Watch the full video as Lidia provides advice to first-time founders in an interview with NGP Capital Partner, David Tang.
This round will go towards funding sales and marketing and expanding Vida’s national coaching and therapy network.
Today, SecurityScorecard’s platform is the “gold standard” for security ratings used across 175 countries for cybersecurity insurance underwriting, M&A due diligence, reputation management, and vendor risk management.
It is easy to imagine the next populist movement, not against globalisation and immigration, but against technology. It is a narrative in the making, and much too close for comfort for us all.
The cluster of security acquisitions (Twistlock, Verodin, Recorded Future) announced in May prompted a lively conversation at NGP Capital today about where we are in the security investing cycle.
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