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The investor’s guide to: Vancouver
The city is nicknamed 'Hollywood North' and famed for its outdoor pursuits, but is also gaining a reputation as a startup hub. Here's where to meet, mingle and hike.
Nov 4, 2025Li leaves Citi’s corporate VC arm
Robert Li, former vice president of venture investing at Citi Ventures, will lead business operations and strategy at Parafin.
Nov 3, 2025Woodock joins Toyota VC growth fund’s platform team
After eight years at the corporate, Eric Woodcock has moved to its VC arm to help its portfolio startups work with Toyota's business units.
Nov 3, 20259 photonics spinouts that can speed up AI data centres and quantum
Advances in photonics technology will underpin next-generation computing, telecoms, aerospace and manufacturing. Here are nine spinouts that have emerged from university labs with VC backing.
Nov 3, 2025Brazil's startup ecosystem: set for growth but throttled by interest rates
Even in a downcycle, investors at the 10th annual Corporate Venture in Brasil event are bullish on the strength of the market fundamentals – it’s mostly external factors standing in the way.
Oct 31, 2025Water corporates pile into Emerald’s new $200m water fund
Four corporates have signed on so far as LPs for Emerald Technology Ventures’ new water fund.
Oct 30, 2025Four critical failure points in venture building (and how to avoid them)
Deciding whether the venture is addressing an execution or a learning challenge is a crucial starting point.
Oct 30, 2025Somany Impresa Group invests in startups to "stay ahead of the curve"
The Indian conglomerate set up the SIG Tattva corporate venture arm, headed by Sriharsha Bandaluppi, at the end of last year and just unveiled its second investment.
Oct 30, 2025Munich Re winds down $1.2bn VC arm after decade of investing
The German insurer is shuttering the 40-person unit despite a strong track record of unicorn investments.
Oct 28, 2025Why investors are pushing female entrepreneurship in Japan
Japan’s largely male-dominated startup ecosystem is undergoing a change as more women enter the arena with new business opportunities. And investors are paying attention.
Oct 28, 2025Prosus teams up with Accel to invest in “day zero” startups in…
Ecommerce group Naspers' investment arm, Prosus, is set to invest in startups earlier than ever through the partnership.
Oct 27, 2025What's hot in fintech? New Intuit Ventures head Schedler says CFO tech
Finance teams are increasingly automating their operations with AI tools, opening up opportunities for B2B fintech startups.
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The CVC Funding Round DatabaseWhich corporates are backing which startups? Search our corporate deal database.The CVC Funding Round Database
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Nominate your CVC starsWe are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.Nominate your CVC stars
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Corporate venture building reportData from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomesCorporate venture building report
Data from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomes
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