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Future 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, 2024

DTCP invests into Europe's scramble to get data centres ready for AI

Europe has a growing need for data centres capable of handling new AI services, and which can run on sustainable energy.

Nov 27, 2024

Best Nights VC invests in startups combatting our "epidemic of loneliness"

Mast-Jägermeister's CVC is backing companies tempting people to meet in real life again.

Nov 25, 2024

Scania to loan Northvolt $100m as battery maker files for bankruptcy

Scania’s loan will keep Northvolt operational during bankruptcy as it fights to survive.

Nov 22, 2024

Tou and Lavizzari leave Sony Ventures

Joseph Tou and Simone Lavizzari left the Japanese conglomerate's CVC unit, just a month after former chairman Gen Tsuchikawa announced his departure.

Nov 21, 2024

Telemedicine didn't solve healthcare's funding crisis — but AI may do better

Telemedicine didn't solve the fundamental cost problem in healthcare, but new AI models may be tackling this.

Nov 20, 2024

Parent company financial troubles shuttered ZF Ventures

Financial troubles, including billions in debt, components manufacturer ZF Group doomed its CVC unit earlier this year.

Nov 15, 2024

VW investment boss' departure from Northvolt board adds to battery maker's woes

The departure of Sven Furhmann from Northvolt's board comes after a series of setbacks that have raised questions about the battery maker's future.

Nov 12, 2024

Other News

Coca-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, 2024

Pode leaves German carmaker Porsche's startup scouting unit

Hadar Pode left her Israel-based managing director position at Porsche Digital after six years, without disclosing her new role.

Oct 31, 2024

Jaguar Land Rover CVC InMotion Ventures hires Chavassieu

Ex-ecommerce executive Edouard Chavassieu has joined InMotion Ventures as an associate and will help it expand its activities in mainland Europe.

Oct 25, 2024

Daily Mail Group's venture arm announces two new funds totalling £50m

DMG Ventures has announced two new $32m funds that will use media for equity arrangements, an increasingly common investment strategy.

Oct 22, 2024

Ridley takes off from International Airlines Group's investment unit

Matthew Ridley is departing from his role as head of aviation group IAG's corporate venture and innovation unit, Hangar 51.

Oct 7, 2024

Fewer — but bigger — corporate-backed startup exits in September

The longed-for recovery in startup exits hasn't yet arrived. But those startups that did get bought or publicly listed in September did so at higher prices.

Oct 7, 2024

Editor'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, 2024

Maersk shifts to venture client approach to move faster on new tech

Maersk revamped its Maersk Growth innovation unit in June with a new team and a change in how it invests in tech and sustainability.

Jan 5, 2024

Turkey: 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, 2023

Reality 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, 2023
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