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Energy deals continue to boom despite market downturn

While the rest of the market pulled back investment, GCV data shows that the value of deals backed by energy companies continued to grow in 2022.  

Oct 21, 2022

Value of corporate-backed energy deals quadruples

Corporate investors continue to be bullish about investing in the energy transition, even into 2022.

Oct 21, 2022

Munich supercluster points way ahead for CVC industry

What does the road ahead look like for corporate venturing in Europe’s largest economy from the centre of the Dach regional supercluster, Munich? The concerns going into the GCV Connect meeting this week, hosted by reinsurer Munich Re at its headquarters, were of looming clouds. The International Monetary Fund has forecast the German economy will […]

Oct 20, 2022

Bytedance posts $75.6bn in mark-to-market losses

Such enormous losses help explain why Bytedance in January said it was dissolving its corporate venturing unit.

Oct 9, 2022

Figma a dumb deal? Imagine what a $20bn CVC fund would have…

Instead of buying Figma for $20bn Adobe might have been better served by expanding its CVC programme. A deal to take out one competitor is standard business practice but doesn’t fix Adobe’s burning platform.

Sep 16, 2022

How CVCs can survive a downturn — 6 tips from JetBlue and…

Invest in a business development function — early. Be creative with funding and careful with how your strategic value is measured.

Sep 15, 2022

7 things VCs do that CVCs should avoid

From board seats to leading rounds to deciding when to back boom stocks — there are a lot of VC obsessions that corporate investors can skip.

Aug 30, 2022

Rising Stars Q&A – Ting-Ting Liu, Prosus Ventures

Q&A with Ting-Ting Liu, associate, Prosus Ventures

Aug 4, 2022

Toyota Boshoku drives to innovative mobility tech

Daisuke Otsuka, head of the firm’s business incubation office, says his unit is helping adapt to the car industry’s once-in-a-century transformation.

Jul 26, 2022

GVR Podcast: The fresh eyes of a veteran CVC with Carlos Kokron,…

Qualcomm Ventures' Carlos Kokron shares his optimistic outlook on this week's episode of Global Venturing Review.

Jul 26, 2022

Clean energy: CVCs need to show more stamina than politicians

Corporations have been behind many of the largest and most interesting deals in the energy and industrials transition.

Jul 25, 2022

Decarbonisation is a $4.5tn opportunity

There has never been a better time for corporates to invest in this sector, says Meghan Sharp, Global head of Decarbonization Partners.

Jul 25, 2022

When work is no longer a place

Paul Jacquin, co-founder of Randstad Innovation Fund explains how to navigate — and invest in — the future of work.

Jul 19, 2022

Global Venturing Review: Is CVC a mistake?

"It's not the job of a corporation to emulate the investment strategy of a Silicon Valley VC," says change management consultant Greg Larkin.

Jul 18, 2022
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