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Electricity companies back startups that can squeeze more power through the grid
From digital twins to superconducting transmission lines, energy companies are looking technologies to bring more renewable generation onto the grid.
Feb 11, 2025Japan's Toho Gas targets new industries with $33m venture fund
The gas utility will back startups in food and agriculture, wellness, real estate and tourism as it seeks to use corporate VC to expand its business.
Feb 7, 2025Sguazzi joins Mind the Bridge venture builder
Andrea Sguazzi spent several years at Italy's Enel Group where he formed collaborations with the parent and startups.
Feb 7, 2025Kodama to head Japanese utility JERA's corporate VC arm
A decade after forming real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan's CVC arm, Takeshi Kodama is set to take over at Japan's JERA Ventures.
Feb 6, 2025Nine recycling tech startups to watch
From nuclear waste recycling to making T-shirts out of plastic bottles, here are nine of the most interesting new companies in the recycling sector.
Jan 21, 2025Heerings leaves Eneco Ventures for cleantech role
After six years at Dutch energy utility Eneco's corporate VC subsidiary, legal specialist Susan Heerings is moving to clean energy investor Meewind.
Jan 20, 2025A new US president and the data centre boom will boost the…
Corporate VCs expect the needs of AI data centres and US deregulation to boost energy funding, with grid tech and nuclear among the winners.
Jan 6, 2025CVC'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, 2025Other News
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, 2024Shioyama takes on CVC role at Japanese power company JERA
Shioyama was a principal at Mitsui Fudosan's CVC arm for five years.
Dec 13, 2024Special report: CVCs leading transformational change
When companies face foundational change, the corporate investment unit can often become a pathfinder for new business ideas.
Dec 9, 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, 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, 2024Coca-Cola is looking for moonshots to help it reach net zero goal
The global drinks brand invests in early-stage startups and academic research where it can get closely involved in testing out the technologies at its operations.
Nov 4, 2024Editor's Picks
The Big Deal: Husk targets "half the planet" with its solar systems
Husk Power Systems has just raised $100m from investors including Shell to build 1,500 solar mini-grids in India and Nigeria in the next four to five years.
Oct 27, 2023The Big Deal: EH2 becomes hydrogen tech's first unicorn
Ten corporate investors were part of a $380m series C round this week, including Fortescue, United Airlines, Rio Tinto, Amazon, Microsoft and BP.
Oct 6, 2023Reality check: Has the IRA made the US a magnet for cleantech…
The US's $369bn climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), promises to put the US at the forefront of the clean energy transition, but the act has its limitations.
Oct 5, 2023Long and short-term bets investors should make on sustainable aviation fuel
Algae, alcohol and electrofuels all have potential for creating sustainable aviation fuel — but which ones are winning backing from industry?
Aug 16, 2023About us
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