When companies face foundational change, the corporate investment unit can often become a pathfinder for new business ideas.

The need to decarbonise the shipping industry is urgent, but with clean fuels a long way off, CVCs are picking different strategies.

Siemens Energy Ventures’ new members are Munich-based Max Fleischer, Dubai-based Madhu Basu and Berlin-based Mandy Philipp.

Investors can find opportunities in startups that can overcome the roadblocks in the solar and electric vehicle markets, says FEV's Jan Lozek.

Steve Smith has expanded his role at National Grid Partners to become the energy utility group's new chief strategy and regulation officer.

Ravi Jain will lead Indian investments for TDK Ventures, the investment arm of Japanese tech company TDK.

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.

Half of all of the energy startups raising money from corporate investors in 2024 tapped up companies outside the energy sector.

Korea has a strong roster of startups providing software for industry and large conglomerates. They are now finding markets abroad, too.

After 12 years as an investor with Octopus, Lukasz Michalak has moved to the Ukrainian energy firm DTEK to work on clean tech investments.