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Platt leaves investor role at Nvidia

Clifford Platt is departing from his investments-focused role as senior director of corporate development for Nvidia, having helped turbocharge its CVC strategy.


Jul 14, 2025

Tulum repurposes steel furnaces to make cheap, low-emission hydrogen

Tulum Energy, spun out of industrial group Techint, has developed a technology that creates emissions-free hydrogen at similar costs to hydrogen based on fossil fuels.

Jul 11, 2025

How corporates can successfully build startups they intend to spin out

Set the businesses up as independent legal entities from day one, hire outside founders (and give them equity) — but make sure there are structured ways to connect back to the parent company.

Jul 11, 2025

BBVA spin-off VC Propel Venture Partners closes $100m fund

The new funding brings total commitments at Propel Venture Partners, which was spun out of the Spanish bank in 20216, to more than $437m.

Jul 11, 2025

Why drinks company Diageo pulled out of investing in startups

A shift in focus to premium drinks brands and profitability, along with new strategic direction from the c-suite, may have played a role in Diageo's exit from Distill Ventures.

Jul 10, 2025

Indian airline IndiGo launches $52m startups fund  

The corporate investment arm of Indian airline Indigo targets consumer startups in the sustainability, digital solutions and advanced air mobility space.

Jul 10, 2025

MassMutual hands over Europe and Asia-Pacific startup portfolio to VC

VC firm Crane Venture Partners will oversee the insurer's $450m Europe and APAC funds and manage existing and new investments.

Jul 10, 2025

Can new recycling tech help solve fashion's polyester problem?

Startups are coming up with innovative technologies to make polyester production more sustainable, but the problem lies in scaling them.

Jul 9, 2025

Singapore university hires US VC advisers in global push

The commercialisation arm of the National University of Singapore has hired US venture experts Patrick Ennis and Donna See as strategic advisers.

Jul 9, 2025

Hoyem departs defence VC In-Q-Tel

George Hoyem has left the defence investment arm of the US government to join the investment committee of a Canadian VC investor.

Jul 9, 2025

Value of corporate-backed startup funding doubles in first half of 2025

Big AI mega funding rounds are pushing up the dollar value of funding rounds, but the underlying number of rounds is up 25% signalling growing investor confidence.

Jul 8, 2025

Intuitive Surgical investor Keown launches his own startup to rethink outpatient surgery

Outpatient surgery can be up to 60% cheaper and produce better outcomes than hospital procedures, but the market is fragmented. Oliver Keown wants to fix that.

Jul 7, 2025
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