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Brazilian bank BS2 unveils strategic investment arm
BS2 Ventures has been equipped with nearly $17m and is targeting startups that can help its parent bank serve SMB customers.
Dec 13, 2024Bosch's China-based VC raises $69m for second fund
Bosch has returned to anchor the $206m second fund for its Chinese corporate VC arm, following a $155m debut fund three years ago.
Dec 12, 2024Amazon increases India fund and plans to invest $120m in local startups
Amazon has increased the size of its Smbhav Venture Fund to $350m and will invest in companies digitising the production of goods.
Dec 10, 2024AI, robots and space boosted corporate investment activity in November
Another big tech AI investment has skewed the month's total, but underneath lies strong dealmaking in industrial startups and growth in Japan.
Dec 5, 2024Japanese office design company De-Sign starts CVC
De-Sign Capital Fund 1 already made an investment in Any, an AI-based enterprise insight management platform producer.
Dec 4, 2024Mitsui Mining and Smelting launches $33m investment fund
Like the first edition, Mitsui Kinzoku-SBI Material Innovation Fund II will be jointly managed by CVC-as-a-service group SBI Investment.
Dec 3, 2024Japan's geospatial tech group Asia Air Survey launches investment unit
The Japanese aerial survey firm’s corporate venturing unit will invest in spatial information and decarbonisation technologies.
Dec 2, 2024Japanese software company PCA starts $13m CVC unit
Dubbed Iidabashi Cross Partners and led by Masaki Hasegawa, the fund will invest in back-office software developers.
Dec 2, 2024Other News
Corporate-backed funding rounds spike in October
Multi-billion dollar funding rounds for OpenAI and Waymo lifted the dollar value of CVC-backed rounds to levels last seen in 2022. But there's an underlying rise in deal numbers, too.
Nov 7, 2024Saudi Aramco's Wa'ed investment unit reserves $100m for AI deals
The petroleum producer's $500m venture fund wants to back startups that can help Saudi Arabia become an artificial intelligence tech hub in the Middle East.
Oct 28, 2024Crypto VC Gate Ventures and blockchain firm Movement Labs form $20m fund
The initiative, also backed by Thai family office VC Boon Ventures, will target blockchain projects specialised in Move, the programming language by Movement Labs.
Oct 14, 2024Brazilian university operator Grupo Integrado launches CVC
Formed in partnership with accelerator Founders Club, the CVC announced its first investment in embedded finance platform Baasic.
Oct 4, 2024Pangaea Ventures on the hunt for Asian deeptech with new $85m fund
The Canadian venture firm is opening an office in Asia as Asian corporations flock to invest in its fifth fund and largest fund.
Sep 30, 2024Japanese ketchup maker Kagome launches $50m CVC fund
Formed in association with US venture firm SVG Ventures, the Sunrise Fund will back early-stage agritech startups.
Sep 26, 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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