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Fast start for Deutsche Telekom-backed European defence fund
Deutsche Telekom-backed DTCP’s €500m Project Liberty fund already has more than half the funds committed as Europe's investors zero in on defence spending.
Feb 11, 2026Fedyukova leaves ventures role at cybersecurity firm SentinelOne
Okta has hired Alexa Fedyukova as vice-president of corporate development following a stint in the same role at cybersecurity specialist SentinelOne.
Feb 10, 2026Australian health insurer HBF launches VC investment arm
The new corporate venture fund will be led by Sanjeev Gupta, chief information and transformation officer at HBF Health.
Feb 10, 2026BAE Systems to turbocharge defence tech spinouts from academic research
The company's new incubator plans to spin out companies based on academic research as well as its own technologies developed in-house.
Feb 10, 20262026 opens with the biggest January for corporate investment in years
With more than $37bn invested across 444 deals, January 2026 saw corporates deploy more venture money than in almost any month in the past two years.
Feb 9, 2026Indian tech company Info Edge hires Agarwal to join VC investment team
Nitya Agarwal was at a financial VC before joining the corporate venturing arm of Info Edge.
Feb 9, 2026Zimmann departs from media group ProSiebenSat.1's VC arm
SevenVentures investment manager Angie Zimmann is leaving the unit and its SevenAccelerator offshoot for a family office chief of staff role.
Feb 6, 2026Servier's new €200m startup fund looks to plug Europe's biotech funding gap
Europe has strong life sciences research and lower costs, but still has a funding gap for early-stage companies, says Alexis Vandier, who is heading the French pharma company's new fund.
Feb 6, 2026Saborido becomes CEO of Telefónica's VC investment arm
Andrés Saborido's appointment comes as the corporate venturing group seeks closer alignment with the parent company.
Feb 6, 2026Kantor joins real estate company Gelfand Group's investment arm as partner
Lior Kantor is an architect-turned-tech entrepreneur focused on the real estate sector.
Feb 6, 2026UK defence company BAE Systems launches incubator, takes equity in spinouts
The incubator's first company, Rho-C, is based on technology developed in the company's submarine business.
Feb 6, 2026Cascarano joins Johnson & Johnson MedTech as head of global ventures
Ceili Cascarano will lead global investments and acquisitions.
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