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Deal count was up in energy and transportation among an overall decline in corporate-backed venture funding.

Construction, agriculture, manufacturing and real estate may feel like an unlikely combination, but Tekfen Ventures president Sinan Uzan explains why its $65m fund is targeting these ‘foundational industries’.

EnBW New Ventures managing director Crispin Leick talks about why CVCs should focus on financial performance and become limited partners in other funds.

From healthcare to fusion to quantum computing to space, superconductors have the potential to revolutionise the world. And the technology is finally ready to commercialise.

Several corporate investors were involved in Seurat raising $99m, promising increased speed and precision for its metal printing technology along with a lower carbon footprint.

Diversity is still woefully lacking at most VC firms — and in the companies they back. Here are some ideas on how to change that from people who have done it.

As international music audiences enjoy the rise of Afrobeats, Sony Ventures is looking at whether African music, film, games and animation offer investment opportunities.

Fit your technology to the current energy system, get the cost of green hydrogen under $1 per kilo and understand your funders.

Funding in every other sector continues to decline but industrial startups solving climate change and logistics problems are in vogue.

Western governments have increased scrutiny of companies that have links with China. These are the corporate venture capital units with the biggest concentrations of Chinese investments.

The 12-week programme will start with five startups focused on decentralised commerce, marketing, advertising, payment and the metaverse.