The environmental analytics provider's National Grid-backed series B round shows the interest around startups who can use data to help corporates fulfil their environmental data requirements.

Pasqal's $109m series B is the fourth corporate-backed round for a quantum computing startup this month, and its capabilities make the sector a strategic bet for a range of corporates.

Managing director Lorrain de Silva tells us why Jägermeister's Best Nights VC fund invests in everything from dating apps to Bluetooth speakers, and why NFTs and sextech might be on the horizon.

Less-than-container-load specialist Allcargo has harnessed venture firm Northstar.vc for a partnership that will combine on supply chain technology investments.

Professional services firms are late to the corporate investing game, but that is changing. PwC Germany’s fund — which has double digit millions in capital and has so far made 20 investments — has become a frontrunner.

Corporate-backed VC deals fell just 2% in 2022 vs a 25% fall for venture capital overall. A record number of new corporate funds were created.

Sanofi's strategic investment arm received a top up from its pharmceutical parent in a week when it led an $80m round for its latest portfolio company.

Maria Emilie Danø Hoffman has become the energy company’s director and head of global ventures and open innovation.

Aleks Engel, a Novo partner and Repair Impact Fund director, will work with the firm’s bioindustrial team to accelerate sustainability.

Venture capital has poured into the cleantech sector over the past couple of years. Concerns are growing that startups may not be able to scale into viable companies that generate expected returns.