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Japanese software company PCA starts $13m CVC unit
Dubbed Iidabashi Cross Partners and led by Masaki Hasegawa, the fund will invest in back-office software developers.
Dec 2, 2024Future Energy Ventures finds opportunities amid solar and EV "disaster"
Investors can find opportunities in startups that can overcome the roadblocks in the solar and electric vehicle markets, says FEV's Jan Lozek.
Nov 29, 2024Kay Enjoji to leave Tokyo Electron investment unit
The veteran of the Japanese semiconductor and display equipment company is leaving the CVC unit he restarted in 2011.
Nov 29, 2024Venture fund president Smith moves up at National Grid
Steve Smith has expanded his role at National Grid Partners to become the energy utility group's new chief strategy and regulation officer.
Nov 28, 2024Make sure UK proof-of-concept funds go beyond Golden Triangle, say experts
The £40m recently allocated by the UK government to proving university research is commercially viable shouldn't just benefit Oxford, Cambridge and London, say sector pundits.
Nov 28, 2024DTCP invests into Europe's scramble to get data centres ready for AI
Europe has a growing need for data centres capable of handling new AI services, and which can run on sustainable energy.
Nov 27, 2024Best Nights VC invests in startups combatting our "epidemic of loneliness"
Mast-Jägermeister's CVC is backing companies tempting people to meet in real life again.
Nov 25, 2024Scania to loan Northvolt $100m as battery maker files for bankruptcy
Scania’s loan will keep Northvolt operational during bankruptcy as it fights to survive.
Nov 22, 2024Corporate investors tap $30bn secondary market to exit startup holdings
The lack of exit options including M&A and initial public offerings is pushing corporate investors to sell VC assets in the growing secondary market.
Nov 22, 2024Tou and Lavizzari leave Sony Ventures
Joseph Tou and Simone Lavizzari left the Japanese conglomerate's CVC unit, the latter having taken up an investment manager role at Join Capital.
Nov 21, 2024Most top UK universities adopt lower spinout equity
Many of the UK's universities have adopted recommendations to lower equity stakes in the companies they commercialise to at or below 25%.
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