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Former Ikea ventures founder Swensson moves to coffee retailer Paulig
Karl Swensson will be investment director at PINC, the corporate venture arm of the food and beverage group.
Apr 17, 2026How Carmeuse is turning to startups to solve its CO₂ challenge
The 166-year-old mining company sees its corporate VC arm as a structured way to access technologies, partnerships and operating models that internal R&D alone cannot deliver.
Apr 14, 2026Narasimhan joins Merck's corporate venture unit
He has moved to M Ventures after leading R&D at the corporate’s electronics business
Apr 13, 2026Are water drones in for an investment bonanza as defence budgets spike?
There is a broadening recognition that critical underwater infrastructure – energy cables, offshore wind connections, subsea communications networks – is both strategically vital and chronically under-protected.
Apr 13, 2026AI megadeals push Q1 2026 to the largest quarter on record
Funding for corporate-backed rounds leapt 370% in the first quarter of 2026 as OpenAI headlined a range of multibillion-dollar deals.
Apr 10, 2026UK defence tech alliance targets 20 spinouts a year
The TAG Alliance aims to create a way for corporate investors to access dual use technologies.
Apr 2, 2026Beiersdorf launches $115m second skincare fund
The new vehicle is double the size of its predecessor and will back startups with up to €5m.
Mar 31, 2026Qasim joins University of Edinburgh's venture fund
Zainab Qasim has joined the Scottish university's investment fund in a portfolio development role.
Mar 27, 2026Other News
British Airways owner IAG seeks early-stage tech in AI, drones
International Airlines Group is opening applications for its 2026 accelerator programme and is looking for startups to solve challenges in scheduling and aircraft maintenance.
Mar 26, 2026Building products company CRH appoints Perumalsamy as head of ventures
Previous head Eduardo Gomez Mendonza has moved on to a new role as executive vice president, strategy in CRH’s Americas division.
Mar 19, 2026Maersk halts VC investing, slims team to focus on venture clienting
The Danish shipping and logistics company will focus on commercial partnerships with startups instead of minority equity investing.
Mar 19, 2026BASF veteran Pfistner moves to chemical company's VC arm
Heike Pfistner, a PhD chemist, takes over from Roland Nunheim, who is moving to a new role at BASF.
Mar 9, 202616 standout women in CVC in the UK
Our project to highlight the outstanding women working in corporate venturing now focuses on the UK.
Mar 6, 2026VC Seraphim harnesses corporates for $100m+ spacetech fund
Arabsat, Eutelsat, NEC and Sky Perfect JSat have all backed the venture firm's second fund, as corporates take a wider interest in space tech.
Feb 26, 2026Editor's Picks
European universities ahead of the US in having an investment fund
The number of funds is the same but European ones cover multiple universities — and the US still creates more university spinouts.
Aug 20, 2024How Basel supercharged its spinout rate
Basel has quietly built a life sciences ecosystem that’s becoming hard to ignore.
Feb 27, 2024Sony 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, 2024Maersk 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.
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