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10 spinouts to watch: October 2022

Non-recyclable plastics making asphalt more sustainable and a vaccine to save the honeybee are just two of 10 inventions that caught our eye.


Oct 3, 2022

Porsche's IPO follows CVC activity

In the run-up to the float, Porche's investment arm had invested in 18 companies, from hypercars to EV batteries and even bikes.

Oct 1, 2022

Chevron sees blue hydrogen as key to energy transition

Jim Gable has returned to lead Chevron Technology Ventures at a time when the energy sector has many conflicting priorities.

Sep 28, 2022

Voidless wants to reshape the packaging industry

Could we save the environment one parcel at a time? Politecnico di Milano’s packaging technology spinout Voidless hopes so.

Sep 26, 2022

UK mini-Budget may boost corporate investment in science and tech startups

The UK government aims to leverage institutional investment including potentially in corporate vehicles.

Sep 26, 2022

How OSF Ventures punches above its weight in healthcare ventures

Mayank Taneja, the new vice-president of OSF Ventures, takes a deep dive with GCV into the way his team works.

Sep 26, 2022

Why beauty companies are taking tips from China

Beauty treatments, medical procedures and personalisation are blending together, with China at the forefront of these key trends.

Sep 23, 2022

Is the US Inflation Reduction Act a "game changer" for clean energy…

Corporate investors have a new financial incentive to invest in renewables and climate technologies that often proved economically unviable in the past.

Sep 20, 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

Investments in telecoms startups halved in 2021

Corporate investors shied away from big funding rounds for telecoms startups, with the value of deals down to $2.42bn in 2021 from $5.14bn the year before.

Sep 16, 2022

Telecoms incumbents part of $50bn worth of exits in 2021

Telecoms companies had 91 exits for their portfolio companies last year, with an estimated total value of $50bn.

Sep 16, 2022

What is strategic investing for a telecoms company in 2022?

As telecoms networks continue to expand their services, what even counts as a strategic investment these days? A selection of industry figures tell Global Venturing it can include Web3, ESG and 5G-related technologies.

Sep 16, 2022
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