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CVC advice includes: Do your homework on the business, don't go crazy on your projections and be honest about the competition.

Electric and semi-autonomous cars require increasingly sophisticated chips.

The California-based startup is taking on chip industry incumbents with the backing of carmakers like Denso and Mercedes-Benz.

The 12 most active crypto exchange VCs have dramatically cut their investment rate over the past few months. Is it because of FTX? The answer is yes, no and sort of.

The transition to net zero isn't just about getting renewables sources online, corporate-backed startups are emerging to help restructure how we get and use that energy.

Oil and gas companies backed just 32 startup deals with a total estimated value of $1.23 in the first quarter of the year.

Technology is starting to make it possible to understand the complex interactions of the microbiome in more detail.

BiomeSense, a University of Chicago spin out, wants to create a 10m record dataset for the microbiome sector.

Sometimes called the “last organ under active research”, the human microbiome and therapeutics relating to it are attracting dollars and interest in the innovation community – albeit still from a low base.

Data centres need a revamp to allow for the high-speed data processing artificial intelligence requires — and light is key to the transition.

Investors have noticed the use of convertible notes spiking over the past six months as an alternative to financing startups with equity and bank debt. But their frequency and unfavourable terms may well come back to haunt startups and investors alike.