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Ex-Citi Ventures MD Carbonara joins venture firm Mayfield
Matt Carbonara was a managing director at Citi's venture arm for over six years, following CVC positions at Cisco and Comcast.
Mar 11, 2026Microsoft's M12: Corporate investors have the inside track on AI
Corporate VCs can bring technology and GPU access as well as cash, which is becoming essential for AI startups, says M12's Michelle Gonzalez.
Mar 11, 2026$250,000 prize for startups with next generation AI chip breakthrough
Lam Capital’s fourth semiconductor startup competition aims to accelerate development of the underlying infrastructure to make AI run faster and more efficiently.
Mar 10, 2026BASF veteran Pfistner moves to chemical company's VC arm
Heike Pfistner, a PhD chemist, takes over from Roland Nunheim, who is moving to a new role at BASF.
Mar 9, 2026Databricks Ventures: building an ecosystem, not just picking winners
Databricks is itself still raising venture capital money but has at the same time built a portfolio of more than 50 startups to strengthen its market position.
Mar 9, 202616 standout women in CVC in the UK
Our project to highlight the outstanding women working in corporate venturing now focuses on the UK.
Mar 6, 2026Industrial equipment maker Hypertherm shutters venture unit
The cutting equipment manufacturer has closed its Hypertherm Ventures subsidiary, just over seven years after it was founded.
Mar 5, 2026OpenAI pushes corporate investment in startups to a new high in February
OpenAI joined Anthropic, Waymo and Databricks in a group of rounds that shattered previous funding records, taking CVC investment to new heights.
Mar 5, 2026Ebay hires Chaikof to lead VC investments in North America
Noah Chaikof is seeking to invest in startups building in AI, ecommerce and marketplaces in North America.
Mar 4, 2026Japan Airlines launches $50m second VC fund under new in-house ventures unit
With a new US-headquartered CVC arm, Japan Airlines looks to invest further beyond the core.
Mar 4, 2026OpenAI’s record-breaking round shows how top-heavy CVC has become
The $110bn raised by the AI developer came entirely from corporates, a sign of how big tech is funding the mega-growth at the top of the market.
Mar 3, 2026How Workday Ventures is investing for the agentic AI era
Workday’s ventures arm is using partnerships — not just capital — to secure access to the most compelling AI innovations.
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The World of Corporate VenturingGCV's annual report on the state of the corporate investment sectorThe World of Corporate Venturing
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