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Energy transition is pushing mining companies to innovate faster, says Vale Ventures…

Bruno Arcadier says scaling up startups to handle the vast volumes of the mining industry is a key challenge.

Aug 28, 2024

Spinout spotlight: ETH spinout Optiml uses AI to decarbonise real estate

A hands-off approach from the Swiss university makes starting a software company like Optiml — which is using AI to map out CO² cuts in real estate — easier, says CEO Evan Petkov.

Aug 26, 2024

27 women to watch in CVC northern Europe

A two-year project to highlight the women thriving in the male-centric world of corporate venturing concludes with this final piece.

Aug 23, 2024

Illumina Ventures seeks $300m for third fund

SEC filings show the CVC wants to raise its third nine-figure fund to back biotech startups.

Aug 23, 2024

Ex-CVC Gerber joins online betting firm BetMGM in corp dev role

Alexandra Gerber, previously a CVC manager at Suntory Global Spirits, joined online betting company BetMGM.

Aug 23, 2024

CVC-as-a-service group Valetec Capital launches venture builder

As the Brazilian CVC market starts to cool, Valetec is looking to diversify its business with a venture building division.

Aug 23, 2024

24-fold increase in Japanese corporate venture capital in the past decade

A growing wave: corporate-affiliated capital for startup investments has gone from $140 in 2013 to $3.4bn according to a recent survey.

Aug 22, 2024

Latin American innovation firms team up to catch market boom

Seven years ago the market was nascent, now even smaller corporates want to tap startup style innovation. Innova360 and Bluebox merged in part to make the most of that wave.

Aug 21, 2024

Toyota’s debut mobility startups in European open innovation platform

Two-wheeled vehicle developer Genny and pedestrian accessibility startup Okeenea are among the first six companies to be selected for Toyota Open Labs.

Aug 15, 2024

Zendesk Ventures isn’t waiting around for AI to become mainstream

Several CVC units are targeting generative AI, but customer service software provider Zendesk has launched one of the few that can onboard that technology right now.

Jul 31, 2024

Credit Saison commits $200m to Latin American startups

The financial services firm's Mexican and Brazilian units are each equipped with $100m, and CVC unit Saison Capital will play a key role.

Jul 29, 2024

BBC’s startup investment arm emerges from stealth mode with metaverse deal

A first investment in live metaverse gig company Condense shows the kind of startup collaboration BBC Ventures is seeking.

Jul 26, 2024

German media CVC Burda Principal Investments expands team

Media conglomerate Hubert Burda’s CVC unit hired London-based Briac Bombrun and Berlin-based Lena Nedebock, increasing its headcount to 25.

Jul 24, 2024

AI tech firm Gcore raises $60m in series A funding

Wargaming led the edge AI technology company’s first external funding round, after a five-year hiatus in venture capital investments.

Jul 23, 2024
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