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Chevron gets $500m for third Future Energy Fund
The US petroleum supplier will continue to target areas such as decarbonisation, energy storage and carbon capture.
Apr 17, 2024Bain-backed VC focuses on AI for first investments
Bain alumni-founded Vendelux, Common Sense Privacy, Duckbill, Hived and Qube received funding from the management consultancy-backed fund.
Apr 16, 2024Drinks maker Beam Suntory launches investment unit
Venture services firm Mach49 has helped the owner of alcohol brands Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark and Yamazaki to launch the CVC initiative.
Apr 11, 2024Toyota Ventures gets $300m injection
Frontier Fund II and Climate Fund II have each received $150m to further explore technologies like AI and renewable energy for the carmaker.
Apr 11, 2024Metalab launches $15m CVC unit
Metalab Ventures, backed by the interface design firm and other investors, will seek product-led startups from pre-seed to series A stages.
Apr 11, 2024Rio Tinto to back seed startups through $9.5m accelerator
The joint programme with Founders Factory will target technologies strategic to the mining industry such as decarbonisation and automation.
Apr 10, 2024AC Ventures leads a flurry of CVC unit closures
Arca Continental has shut its CVC arm, one of the more prominent units in Latin America, as the likes of SAP, ZF and Verizon fall back.
Mar 29, 2024French nuclear energy provider Orano launches $54m CVC fund
Orano Venture Fund will run for five years and invest in about 20 industrial startups.
Mar 26, 2024Other News
Mondelēz launches SnackFutures Ventures
The snack producer’s renewed CVC unit will focus on investing in more mature food businesses for eventual acquisitions.
Mar 21, 2024LG invests $97m in Vista fund
A few months after LG Tech Ventures lifted its capital to $768m, the parent firm has backed Vista to seek AI, bio and automotive companies.
Mar 21, 2024PDS Ventures launches a fashion accelerator
The Trailblazer Programme will enroll eight fashion startups that provide innovative technologies to fashion value chain.
Mar 13, 2024Thomson Reuters to invest $8bn in AI
The Canada-headquartered media group will invest over $100m per year in generative AI companies in a bid to enhance its offerings.
Mar 12, 2024ABB launches Motion Ventures
Ana Troncoso Ceola will lead ABB Motion Ventures focused on sustainability and energy transition, which falls under the ABB Ventures umbrella.
Mar 6, 2024Bupa launches a $13m fund in Australia
Adele Moynihan will lead Bupa Ventures, which will target Asia-Pacific region healthtech and elderly care startups from seed to series A stages.
Feb 13, 2024Editor's Picks
The Atlanta Hawks have a VC fund — but it isn't targeting…
David Garcia, head of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks' venture fund, is targeting consumer experience ventures rather than sports technology.
Jul 21, 2023Coke launches $137.7m sustainability fund
The beverage giant and eight of its bottlers are pitching in to invest in sustainability across their ecosystem.
Jul 14, 2023Fonterra launches NSS fund
The New Zealand dairy producer’s Nutrition Science Solutions unit has disclosed a $10m investment in US microbiome startup Pendulum.
Jun 13, 2023Rome's airport operator announces early-stage fund
ADR Ventures will invest in travel, hospitality and aviation technology on behalf of Aeroporti di Roma and fund graduates of its Fiumicino Innovation Hub accelerator.
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