Coinbase joins Google, Salesforce among most active venture capital investors
Coinbase joins Google, Salesforce among most active venture capital investors
Cryptocurrency exchange $Coinbase Global, Inc.(COIN.US)$ venture funding armCoinbase Ventures was the third-most active corporate venture capital fund in the first half of 2021, according to data compiled by CB Insights, which keeps track on private investments.
加密货币兑换$Coinbase Global，Inc.(COIN.US)$风险融资armCoinbase Ventures是2021年上半年第三活跃的企业风险投资基金，根据追踪私人投资的CB Insights汇编的数据。
What happened: New to the list, Coinbase Ventures nearly doubled the number of investments it made in the first half this year, compared with the total deals that it made last year.
发生的事情：Coinbase Ventures是榜单上的新成员，与去年的交易总额相比，今年上半年的投资数量几乎翻了一番。
With 37 deals, Coinbase Ventures invested in startups such as Vega Protocol, which is building a decentralized network for trading derivatives, $Bitcoin(BTC.CC)$ self-storage startup Casa, and trading firm Fractal among others.
Coinbase Ventures在37笔交易中投资了Vega Protocol等初创企业，后者正在建设一个分散的衍生品交易网络。$比特币(BTC.CC)$自助仓储初创公司Casa，以及贸易公司Fractal等。
$Alphabet Inc-CL A(GOOGL.US)$'s private investment arm Google Ventures was on the most active fund and made it to the top of the list for the first half with 64 deal counts. It is on track to exceed its 2020 investment activity of 82 deals.
$Alphabet Inc-CL A(GOOGL.US)$谷歌的私人投资部门谷歌风投(Google Ventures)是最活跃的基金，以64笔交易数量位居上半年榜首。该基金有望超过2020年82笔交易的投资活动。
Salesforce Ventures, the global investment arm of $Salesforce.com Inc(CRM.US)$ was close second at 59 deals, a roughly 50% increase from the first half of 2020.
Salesforce Ventures，摩根士丹利的全球投资部门$Salesforce(CRM.US)$紧随其后的是59笔交易，比2020年上半年增长了大约50%。
Why It Matters: Global CVC-backed funding reached $79 billion across 2,099 deals in the first half of 2021 — more than the $74 billion invested in all of 2020.
重要的原因：2021年上半年，全球CVC支持的融资在2099笔交易中达到790亿美元，超过了2020年全年的740亿美元。
Corporate venture capital is the investment of corporate funds directly in external startup companies and have the potential to sign large cheques, thanks to their well-funded, bigger parents.
公司风险投资是公司资金直接投资于外部初创公司，并有可能签署大额支票，这要归功于它们资金雄厚、规模更大的母公司。
Price Action: Coinbase shares closed 1.08% higher at $258.26 on Friday.
价格行动：Coinbase股价周五收高1.08%，报258.26美元。