After three years as a venture investor at financial services firm HSBC's investment arm, Alex Saunders is launching a content marketing startup.

David Rowe left 1835i, the investment arm of ANZ Banking Group, after it was shuttered in October.

The CVC unit announced its launch with an investment in a last-mile-delivery startup.

Alan Du has worked in venture, operations and advisory in the tech ecosystem.

October’s corporate VC data shows a steady recovery from the venture downturn with a sharp rise in funding for robotics and autonomous vehicles.

Robert Li, former vice president of venture investing at Citi Ventures, will lead business operations and strategy at Parafin.

Even in a downcycle, investors at the 10th annual Corporate Venture in Brasil event are bullish on the strength of the market fundamentals – it’s mostly external factors standing in the way.

Finance teams are increasingly automating their operations with AI tools, opening up opportunities for B2B fintech startups.

The Japanese financial services company has formed a joint venture with VC Global Brain to form the new startup investment funds.

Corporate investors are playing an increasing role in backing Latin America's startups, with the Brazil, Mexico and Chile markets among the most mature.