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Spinouts from universities in UK southwest double fundraising to $351m
Half of the spinouts from the universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey raised seed funding in 2024.
Mar 5, 2025Gainer moves to US energy company NextEra's investment arm
Mitch Gainer has become director at NextEra Energy Investments.
Mar 4, 2025University College London sees 25% surge in spinout activity
The London university has seen a surge in applications to commercialise artificial intelligence-related technologies.
Mar 4, 202511 medical device startups that could change the future of healthcare
Medtech funding has been one of the fastest growing areas of CVC, and here are some of its brightest startups, from brain surgery microbots to holographic surgery technology.
Mar 4, 2025Germany's BayWa Renewables spins out corporate venture unit
rEnergy Partners, the newly independent CVC of BayWa r.e., will continue managing its portfolio while backing early-stage cleantech startups.
Mar 3, 2025Andrea Course leaves Shell’s investment arm
Course has resigned as digital innovation program manager at Shell Ventures.
Mar 3, 2025Saemin Ahn rejoins Japanese tech firm Rakuten's investment unit after 2 year…
Saemin Ahn spent nearly 10 years with Rakuten's CVC as managing partner;. He rejoined in February following a two-year spell with VC 500 Global.
Mar 3, 2025IT services group Wipro boosts its venture arm to $500m
Wipro Ventures has received a further $200m in capital from its parent company as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.
Mar 3, 2025Google-backed Oxa drives alternative approach to autonomous vehicles
UK-based Oxa focuses on services in airports, retirement communities and industrial settings, rather than personal cars and taxis.
Mar 3, 2025Snowflake expands AI accelerator programme to $200m
With the backing of multiple VCs, Snowflake is supercharging its AI investment efforts and building a new AI hub in the Bay Area.
Feb 28, 2025The university spinouts helping to decarbonise the mining industry
Mining companies are finding technology in university labs to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Feb 28, 2025BMW i Ventures: Car sector faces dangerous moment in technology shift
AI, connectivity and electrification are changing the customer’s automotive experience, and incumbents must innovate while shepherding them through it to avoid disruption.
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