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German media company Bertelsmann establishes health tech startup fund
The new fund – Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments – will provide capital and expertise to help startups develop and scale their business models.
Jan 30, 2026GE gets back in the CVC game with healthcare venture unit
General Electric is hiring for a corporate venture arm that will invest on behalf of GE Healthcare, returning to CVC after a five-year gap.
Jan 28, 2026Wathen moves to UK broadcaster Channel 4’s startup investment arm
After leaving Legal & General’s corporate VC team last year, Wathen will join Channel 4's media-for-equity team.
Jan 27, 2026CrowdStrike: AI is accelerating cybersecurity startups
CrowdStrike, AWS and Nvidia's startup accelerator just admitted its largest ever cohort, as AI transforms the shape of new cybersecurity companies.
Jan 27, 2026Baran leaves Pfizer’s startup investment team
He will take the helm of a healthcare hedge fund’s private investments strategy.
Jan 27, 2026Bonk joins Hitachi’s investment unit
Mascha Bonk has returned to corporate venturing after a stint at a startup.
Jan 26, 2026Corporate investment in startups at record high
More than 3,000 corporations invested in startups last year. One in five startup funding rounds now includes a corporate backer and more than half the dollars raised last year came from this kind of round.
Jan 23, 2026Denmark's Novo Holdings hires Sheikh as quantum investor
Amer Sheikh, who was previously at HSBC Ventures, will co-lead Novo Holdings' quantum investments.
Jan 23, 2026Saxena joins Saudi oil company Aramco’s startup investment team
The move comes after two years looking at AI technology as a consultant.
Jan 22, 2026Espinoza joins Spanish football club FC Barcelona's investment team
Former Cencosud Ventures investor Jose Ignacio Espinoza has returned to corporate VC, in a scouting and portfolio role for Barça Innovation Hub.
Jan 21, 2026Otomo joins Toyota's new mobility tech VC arm
Masataka Otomo will be part of newly established Toyota Invention Partners, which focuses on Japanese mobility tech startups.
Jan 21, 2026Citi Ventures' Purushotham: Corporate investment is on the rise
Citi Ventures, set up 15 years ago, was an early pioneer in corporate investing. This is what Arvind Purushotham, who set up the unit, has learned about bringing startups and big business together.
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