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CVC's most active investors in 2024 - and how they invested

GCV has looked through our data to find the busiest investors in corporate venture capital. Here's how and where they invested in 2024.

Jan 1, 2025

Huge AI funds, obesity drugs and carbon capture – the CVC trends…

AI funding rounds commanded huge prices in 2024, but corporate investors also made large bets in healthcare, energy and robotics.

Dec 25, 2024

Is seed really the new series A?

Rounds are getting bigger and investors want to see more earlier, but the distinction between them is still important.

Dec 17, 2024

AI accelerated legal tech funding – this is how it takes the…

Legal technology funding has boomed in the wake of ChatGPT, and startups – and law firms – that don't use artificial intelligence are going to be left behind.

Nov 18, 2024

Agtech investors keep focus on sustainability despite tough market

Sustainability is 'critically important' in agriculture tech, but startups need to use new technologies like AI to balance it with cost reductions, say corporate VCs.

Oct 24, 2024

The new wave of insurtech startups wants to partner, not disrupt

The first wave of insurtech startups hit the wall trying to fight the industry's biggest players. Now, insurance CVCs say they're seeking the ones embracing a partnership model.

Apr 25, 2024

Energy was the only corporate investment area not to fall in 2023…

Solar energy and grid storage saw some of the biggest funding rounds as falling prices put these clean energy options into the mainstream.

Feb 7, 2024

Early-stage pharma starts 2024 with a bang and a glimpse of medicine's…

Pharmaceutical startups have had a strong start to 2024, showing off areas like psychedelic mental health treatments, radiotherapeutic cancer drugs and medicine for underserved populations.

Jan 9, 2024

Other News

Corporate-backed rounds take lion's share of startup investments in Brazil

The CVC sector's reputation is improving after a rocky start in Latin America’s largest economy.

Oct 4, 2023

Eating with purpose: When taste is no longer enough  

Functional foods open the door for innovation in a market that thought it had it all figured out.

Jul 11, 2023

Engineering the biofuture

Microorganisms are increasingly being harnessed to create everything from cleaner fuels to flavourings, dyes and chemicals, part of a growing interest in reengineering existing biological processes for new purposes.

Jun 14, 2023

What if our factories could breathe?

Using microbes to produce chemicals and fuels has long been a dream, but now a third wave of technological developments is making it economically viable.

Jun 14, 2023

The 10 best corporate VC investments of the digital age: Part One

We look at some of the greatest corporate VC investments, from a $2.5m investment in a future $170bn company in the 80's to a deal in the wake of the dotcom boom that has produced $130bn.

Jun 1, 2023

GVR Pod: The hurdles of moving from finance to corporate venturing

Mario Augusto Maia, managing partner of Cogent Venture Partners, joins the pod to talk about the best way to launch a venturing unit.

May 22, 2023

Editor's Picks

How should you pitch a CVC?

We asked leading corporate venture investors what they look for. Knowing your competition and how you stand out is crucial.

Apr 7, 2023

Top New Year's resolutions for corporate investors

Take time, focus on quality and internal relationships, make an impact — these are the top resolutions investors have for 2023.

Jan 2, 2023

The 10 biggest CVC deals of 2022 and what they tell us

From China's booming electric vehicle sector to companies addressing cyberattacks and the supply chain crisis, the year's biggest rounds gave us a view of what was urgent in 2022.

Dec 28, 2022

The most intriguing CVC debuts of 2022

As 2022 prepares to draw to a close, Global Venturing takes a look back at some of the most interesting and active new corporate venture funds to debut in the past 12 months.

Dec 23, 2022
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