K2 Global, a venture firm with partners in Silicon Valley and Singapore, said it has closed its first fund with $183 million. The fund initially launched in 2015, and the firm has already deployed more than $58 million in more than 10 startups. Investments include U.S.-based companies like Magic Leap Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc., …
(Bloomberg) — K2 Global, a firm that has invested in startups such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Spotify Ltd., plans to raise $200 million for a second venture capital fund after gathering just under that amount for its first such offering. investment firm, led by Ozi Amanat, will start seeking more money in the second quarter …
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According to Harvard Business School, 75% of venture-backed startups fail. Startups have one of the hardest possible business tasks ahead of them — every single one of them is attempting to bring a new product to market. Perhaps that is why failure seems to be a critically important part of the startup ecosystem. Despite the risks involved, …
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Oatly Group, the vegan food company backed by Oprah Winfrey, is going public next week. On Tuesday, Oatly set terms for its initial public offering. The Swedish company is offering about 84.4 million American depositary shares at $15 to $17 each. Each ADS represents one ordinary share. The company plans to trade on the Nasdaq …
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K2 Global Founder Ozi Amanat discusses Spotify’s first day of public trading. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg)
SINGAPORE – Nikkei, owner of the Financial Times (FT) and publisher of Nikkei Asian Review, is acquiring a majority stake in DealStreetAsia, a media startup that tracks private equity and venture capital activity across South-east Asia and India. The deal is meant to deepen Nikkei’s coverage of the Asian startup and tech scene, the “fastest-growing …
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An exclusive and influential club of high powered Asian billionaires and family offices is investing in technologies companies in India, China and the US that are mulling an Initial Public Offerings (IPOs). “These investments are going into Indian, Chinese and American technology companies looking for growth capital to propel their business,” said Ozi Amanat, the …
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Music-streaming service Spotify, which made its trading debut on Tuesday via an unusual direct listing, has created winners out of its investors, including Singapore-based venture capital firm K2 and its chief Ozi Amanat.
K2 Global is announcing a $183 million venture capital fund targeted at early stage startups with global aspirations. The fund is closing significantly larger than the $58 million the firm initially raised. With a decentralized team and no Sand Hill Road office, K2 Global aims to bring Valley hustle to international technology investing. In contrast to well known …
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