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Sommer leaves German utilities company NEW
Christoph Sommer is leaving his role in innovation at German utilities provider NEW, where he oversaw the group's venture clienting activity.
May 21, 2025Temphuwapat hired to lead Thai bank SCB's ventures unit
Kaweewut Temphuwapat held various innovation roles at PTT, Thailand's state-owned oil and gas company, before he moved to Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).
May 21, 2025US National Labs become springboard for entrepreneurs
Accelerator programmes have increased the number of spinouts and commercial engagements for the National Labs. But these programmes face an uncertain future.
May 20, 2025DG Daiwa Ventures closes third fund at nearly $70m
Despite raising less money than its previous fund, DG Daiwa Ventures plans to back plenty of AI, blockchain and security startups.
May 20, 2025Agrawal steps down as head of Celestica's CVC unit
Alok Agrawal has left his role as the head of Canadian electronics company Celestica's CVC unit after more than five years with the company.
May 16, 20258 direct air capture startups slashing carbon removal costs
New materials and greater use of renewable energy is bringing down the costs of direct air capture of carbon. Here are eight startups with technology worth watching.
May 16, 2025Japanese games developer CryptoGames launches VC
CryptoGames’ new investment unit will look at the web3 gaming ecosystem and the trading cards sector.
May 15, 2025How small open-source AI startups are taking on the big developers
Small but agile startups working on open-source AI could challenge the leading large language model developers. This is why.
May 15, 2025Dutch bank ING's ventures arm halts new investments
The Dutch bank will focus on the existing portfolio of 30 startups. It is the latest in a string of big corporations to rethink CVC operations.
May 14, 2025Canada's University of Waterloo launches $10m fund
Early-stage VC Velocity manage the independently run fund, which backs spinouts from the Canadian university.
May 14, 2025AI levels the playing field for founders, says HearstLab. Maybe too much?
Advances in AI are opening up opportunities for underrepresented founders, says Katie Bailey at Hearst's women-focused CVC fund. But it is also making it harder to do due diligence.
May 14, 2025UK's University of Edinburgh hires Lizzie Withington to boost spinout creation
Tech transfer arm Edinburgh Innovations has created a new role of director of venture creation to increase the number of companies it spins out.
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The CVC Funding Round DatabaseRealtime data of all startup funding rounds with corporate backers. Full access for GCV+ subscribers.The CVC Funding Round Database
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CVC DirectoryFull details of 600+ CVC units globally, including key people, sector focus, preferred investment stage and more. ull access for GCV+ subscribers.CVC Directory
Full details of 600+ CVC units globally, including key people, sector focus, preferred investment stage and more. ull access for GCV+ subscribers.
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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