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Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi sets up startup investment arm

The company is allocating $700m to backing startups that can help it transform its business portfolio.


May 30, 2025

Chinese oil and gas company Sinopec launches $690m fund

The state-owned energy company has announced a new fund to invest in hydrogen startups across the value chain.

May 29, 2025

Danish pharma group Novo hires Hu as investment partner

Fresh from leading Cathay Capital's healthcare division, Hongjie Hu has joined Novo's investment arm as a growth-stage partner.

May 29, 2025

Why a decentralised CVC model works for ABB

Having ABB’s business areas run their own CVC operations is resulting in closer collaboration and more meaningful innovation for startups, customers and the company.

May 29, 2025

Hyundai Motor launches $91m investment fund

The Korean carmaker has collected capital from 10 of its affiliate companies for a fund that will back frontier technologies such as AI and robotics.

May 28, 2025

Cox Moya takes over as head of PayPal's investment unit

James Loftus who led the team since 2022 is moving to a CFO role at Velocity Global.

May 28, 2025

Are we seeing a wave of CVC spinouts?

The past year has seen the spinning out of several corporate VC units. Is it a sign of something bigger?

May 28, 2025

Indian tech company Info Edge to launch a third fund at $117m

Info Edge has announced shareholder approval for a third sector-agnostic fund to be managed by Smartweb Internet Services, totaling $117m.

May 27, 2025

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Mitsui Chemicals launches $60m second VC fund

With the new fund in the US, Mitsui Chemicals aims to double down in its global investment strategy.

May 27, 2025

Japanese companies double down on startup investing

Corporates including Fujitsu, Mitsui Chemical, Daiwa, Hitachi and TDK have all committed to new startup investment funds since the start of 2025.

May 27, 2025

Ex-Citi Ventures MD Valdich launches secondaries investment firm

Luis Valdich, a CVC veteran of fintech investing, has formed VIM Investors, a firm focusing on secondary market transactions.

May 27, 2025

15 fashion startups to watch

From novel materials and new textile recycling methods to sneakers linked to NFTs these are some of the early-stage fashion startups that are capturing investors' attention.

May 26, 2025

Why investors are developing a taste for alt-chocolate

Shortages and inflated prices in the cocoa industry have pushed startups to create chocolate alternatives that taste and feel like the original. Investors are taking a bite.

May 23, 2025

Smith joins Siemens Energy as senior venture clienting manager

Travis Smith joins Siemens Energy Ventures as senior venture clienting manager, where he oversees a training programme for staff.

May 22, 2025

Features

Are we seeing a wave of CVC spinouts?

The past year has seen the spinning out of several corporate VC units. Is it a sign of something bigger?

May 28, 2025

How getting rid of 'gut feel' helps find better startups

Flipping on its head the typical way that investors meet startups has allowed VC firm Astia to tap into undiscovered startup opportunities.

May 22, 2025

Munich Re Ventures: How making money in space has changed

Munich Re Ventures sees gold in the picks and shovels of space, and plenty of opportunity for competition.

May 8, 2025

The CVC City Guide: Singapore

In the first of a new series on the world's corporate VC hubs, we get the lowdown on Singapore's tech scene from local CVC Sharan Makhija, of Singtel Innov8.

May 6, 2025

Cuts to FDA and NIH will hurt health tech startups, investors warn 

US FDA and NIH cuts are expected to delay drug approvals and decrease grant funding, making it harder for young health sector companies to survive.

May 2, 2025

AI tools can remake the grid rather than break it, says National…

Power-hungry data centres are putting power grids under unprecedented strain, and National Grid Partners is racing to find new technologies that can keep networks running.

May 1, 2025
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