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SoftBank's Vision Funds have now posted paper losses of over $49bn in the past two quarters as the downward trend for tech stocks puts pressure on its parent company.

Some 37 newly-launched or refunded venturing units made investments in the IT sector between June 2021 and May 2022.

Corporate venturers from the IT sector completed 191 exits between June 2021 and May 2022 – 125 acquisitions, 30 IPOs, four mergers of equals, six buyouts and 26 other transactions.

GCV recorded just 205 deals worth $7.42bn involving corporate investors from the IT sector in Q2. That is down more than 60% from last year.

Corporate-backed deal numbers are remaining resolute in India but cash levels are dropping sharply as the space remains ever more reliant on the consumer economy.

What are corporate VC managers looking for when hiring? A selection of industry figures tell GCV it isn't just dealmakers, but intellectually curious team players and go-getters.

For corporate venturers, is it better to invest directly from a corporation’s balance sheet or from a stand-alone fund?

Innovation seems threatening to legacy thinking in the region, preventing corporates from going into high-performance mode.

Amid a general downturn, spinouts have been faring much better than the startup world at large.

The dollar valuation of corporate-backed deals in the energy sector dropped sharply in Q2. Cleantech deals are the only exception.