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Booming cybersecurity sector faces an exit problem, says Okta's CVC head
Okta Ventures' Austin Arensberg says cybersecurity startups need a new strategy from series B onwards if they want a profitable exit.
Feb 6, 2025Buchsbaum joins Deutsche Leasing Gruppe’s CVC
After three years of VC investor Heliad, Buchsbaum turns his sights to supporting early stage startups in the DACH region.
Feb 6, 2025Kodama to head Japanese utility JERA's corporate VC arm
A decade after forming real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan's CVC arm, Takeshi Kodama is set to take over at Japan's JERA Ventures.
Feb 6, 2025Beauchamp leaves energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova’s venture unit
Beauchamp departs from General Electric’s power and renewables spin-off’s CVC to join Itinerant.
Feb 5, 2025Hitachi ups startup investment to $1bn as AI wave grows
The Japanese industrial conglomerate raised a fourth, $400m fund, which will focus on AI, frontier tech and push further into India.
Feb 5, 2025Tariff threat is "wake-up call" to increase domestic support for Canadian startups
Canadian startups are made vulnerable from their reliance on the US for both funding and customers - but Trump's trade war might change that.
Feb 4, 2025Tsutsuki joins Japanese machinery maker Yanmar's venture unit
Yanmar Ventures invests in deep tech startups in agri-, bio, food and climate tech.
Feb 4, 2025Blackberry venture fund leader Giallorenzo leaves
Giallorenzo launched and managed BlackBerry's corporate VC unit, Blackberry Ivy Innovation Fund.
Feb 3, 2025Startup funding rounds involving corporate investors rise 20% by value
The number of corporate investors has tripled in the last decade and they are now part of one in every six startup funding rounds.
Feb 3, 2025UK financial services firm Aviva launches $185m venture fund
The insurance and financial services group will offer its pension investors access to startups through the fund, which will target areas including health and fintech.
Feb 3, 2025Munemasa joins Rakuten's investment arm
Takeshi Munemasa worked in various corporate development roles at Japan's Norinchukin Bank before taking on his new role.
Feb 3, 2025Entrepreneur vs academic: Who makes the best leader of a spinout?
Professors have academic teaching obligations that can distract them from leading a spinout, but their technical expertise is also often invaluable to its commercial success.
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