CoreWeave, Discord, Klarna and Jio are among the high-value tech companies on the slate for 2025 IPOs, but market volatility could delay things, says exits expert Jeff Baglio.

Tokyo Metro Ventures will target startups that can improve the value of its stations and solve issues on its lines.

Anchor investor Shanghai Industrial Investment targets opportunities in biomedical sectors, including neurodegeneration and gene therapy.

There were 42 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in China in February, up 27% from the previous month. Most of these were backed by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and Baidu.

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.

After a series of exits, India-focused investors are ready to fund the next round of startups. This time the money will go to more hard tech areas.

Investor interest in self-driving cars is booming again as commercial services have started operating. These are some of the opportunities that are emerging.

MassMutual Ventures is unifying its regional teams as Ryan Collins and Anvesh Ramineni depart from their role running its Europe and Asia Pacific fund.

January 2025 saw 53 corporate-backed startup exits, marking a 47% year-on-year increase and the highest total since early 2023, with deal values soaring to $4.52bn.

Aleta Knowles was a former member of the Uniseed investment committee during her time at University of New South Wales.