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Drinks maker Beam Suntory launches investment unit
Venture services firm Mach49 has helped the owner of alcohol brands Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark and Yamazaki to launch the CVC initiative.
Apr 11, 2024Bose looks to CVC to overcome trillion-dollar 'Big Tech' rivals
Bose Ventures is exploring software investments and M&A as its speaker and earbud manufacturer parent competes with Apple and Amazon.
Apr 10, 2024Five global retailers launch $125m VC fund, W23 Global
The joint fund will invest in strategic areas like supply chain and sustainability for Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths, Empire and Shoprite.
Apr 9, 2024Takehana ascends at Ajinomoto
Shunji Takehana, a 25-year veteran at the food seasoning provider, is now SVP and general manager for Ajinomoto Corporate Venture Capital.
Apr 4, 2024
Which corporates most actively invest in microbiome startups?
Three companies have led the pack in microbiome startup investments over the past five years. This is who they are and what they invest in.
Mar 26, 2024Mondelēz launches SnackFutures Ventures
The snack producer’s renewed CVC unit will focus on investing in more mature food businesses for eventual acquisitions.
Mar 21, 2024Scaling alternate meats is an uphill battle - CVC Unplugged
Cereal Docks’ CVC chief tells CVC Unplugged that getting plant-based proteins competitive again will be difficult but not impossible.
Mar 15, 2024PDS Ventures launches a fashion accelerator
The Trailblazer Programme will enroll eight fashion startups that provide innovative technologies to fashion value chain.
Mar 13, 2024Other News
Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…
UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.
Feb 13, 2024CVC Unplugged: Athlete wellness should be focus of sports tech investment
Investor and former NFL player Kerry Carter joins the pod to talk about why his athletes-first investment philosophy is key to making money in sports tech.
Feb 1, 2024Haribo brand owner leads Europe's largest mycelium tech financing
German food companies are some of the new corporate investors in startup Infinite Roots.
Jan 25, 2024Walmart shutters incubation unit
The US retail chain operator’s seven-year-old Store No 8 is ceasing operations and its head, Scott Eckert, is exiting the firm.
Jan 23, 2024PcComponentes launches $2m CVC fund
YF Strategic Insights will be managed by the company’s parent firm, YF Networks Group, joining sister unit PcComponentes Startup Booster.
Jan 22, 2024Japan's J Front Retailing forms venture fund
The Japanese department store chain owner has partnered with Ignition Point, which already manages the corporate’s JFR Mirai Creators Fund.
Jan 18, 2024Editor's Picks
Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…
UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.
Feb 13, 2024Turkey: Can CVC remove the funding roadblocks for startups?
Turkey has the ingredients to be a top tech market, but it needs investors to take more risk if its startups are to get past early stage.
Oct 11, 2023Kickstart Ventures: building the Philippines’ startup ecosystem
Backed by one of the largest Philippine conglomerates, Ayala, Globe Telecom’s CVC unit is a leading force in the country’s emerging ecosystem.
Aug 9, 2023The Atlanta Hawks have a VC fund — but it isn't targeting…
David Garcia, head of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks' venture fund, is targeting consumer experience ventures rather than sports technology.
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