Shortages and inflated prices in the cocoa industry have pushed startups to create chocolate alternatives that taste and feel like the original. Investors are taking a bite.

Christoph Sommer is leaving his role in innovation at German utilities provider NEW, where he oversaw the group's venture clienting activity.

Guy's and St Thomas's and Kings College Hospital started the fund in 2021 to see if an NHS VC fund could succeed. Now it has partnerships and funding from US hospital groups.

Small but agile startups working on open-source AI could challenge the leading large language model developers. This is why.

The Dutch bank will focus on the existing portfolio of 30 startups. It is the latest in a string of big corporations to rethink CVC operations.

April saw fewer corporate-backed startup exits than the high months of Q1 2025, due to a fall in M&A for healthcare and IT companies.

Munich Re Ventures sees gold in the picks and shovels of space, and plenty of opportunity for competition.

She was previously a chief entrepreneur at hearing, audio, video and gaming solutions manufacturer GN Group.

Despite the Trump administration's tariffs impacting target sectors, Bosch Ventures has launched a sixth fund, focusing on deep tech.

The use of AI in defence tech is redefining the modern battlefield, whether on land, sea or air. These are some of the startups attracting attention.