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PayPal Ventures on the hunt for insights from early-stage startups

James Loftus reveals the seven areas where the PayPal Ventures team is keen to make investment in startups.

Mar 27, 2024

Nvidia’s venture arm tackles biotech’s $1bn drug discovery problem

Sid Siddeek has turned Nvidia's NVentures into one of the world's most active CVCs, and he says drug development is just one area AI will transform.

Mar 22, 2024

Woven Capital is helping Toyota move from automobiles to mobility

Woven Capital managing partner George Kellerman joins the CVC Unplugged podcast to talk about how his $800m growth fund is now Toyota-wide.

Mar 21, 2024

Communicate, be resilient, and know when to leave: how CVC units can…

Creating a resilient strategy, constantly communicating their value and knowing when to spin out will help corporate investment units increase their longevity.

Mar 20, 2024

Secondary market sales of venture investments at 20-year high as liquidity drops

The amount of dry powder for secondary investments is expected to reach $180bn by the end of 2024.

Mar 19, 2024

Scaling alternate meats is an uphill battle – CVC Unplugged

Cereal Docks’ CVC chief tells CVC Unplugged that getting plant-based proteins competitive again will be difficult but not impossible.

Mar 15, 2024

Citi Ventures targets $84 trillion wealthtech opportunity

Citi Ventures head Arvind Purushotham says there's a 'generational opportunity' for wealth management technologies.

Mar 13, 2024

HSBC tackles challenge of stepping into Silicon Valley Bank’s shoes

A year after buying the UK subsidiary of the bankrupt US lender, HSBC is building out a business of lending to startups and venture capitalists in the US.

Mar 12, 2024

National Grid looks to speed up startup collaboration as net zero pressures…

Steve Smith, the new head of National Grid Partners, has shifted focus to technologies that directly impact the operation of the power grid.

Feb 29, 2024

CVC Unplugged: How Sopra Steria fixed a CVC strategy that wasn’t working

Sopra Steria Ventures wasn't delivering value for the parent company. Socheat Chhay came in a year ago to turn the unit around.

Feb 28, 2024

“It looks similar to internet adoption”: Kraken Ventures sees a crypto resurgence

Brandon Gath, head of the Kraken-anchored Web3 venture firm, is readying a second fund as VC activity starts picking up for crypto and blockchain startups.

Feb 21, 2024

How to lead a startup funding round

Key mistakes to avoid include over-complicating term sheets, not taking time to understand co-investors, leading twice in a row.

Feb 14, 2024

CVC Unplugged: Forestry tech is key to next new materials, says CMPC

With the launch of CMPC's $100m venture fund last year, Chile's venture market is making further strides into maturity.

Feb 9, 2024

How to make the most of a smaller fund

Smaller corporate venture funds — those with less than $50m — can use their slim size as an advantage if they plan well and have a laser-like focus.

Feb 6, 2024
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