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Corporate-backed Giant Ventures raises $250m for funds

BMW was among the investors that backed the UK venture firm, which will be divided into a $100m seed fund and a $150m growth fund.

Feb 1, 2024

Future Energy Ventures’ climate fund reaches $120m close

The VC fund backed by E.ON has reached a $120m first close and promoted Patrick Elftmann to US managing partner.

Feb 1, 2024

Equirus launches $25m fund

Equirus InnovateX Fund will invest in software, deeptech and fintech companies at seed stage, providing between $500,000 and $1m per deal.

Jan 25, 2024

Japan's J Front Retailing forms venture fund

The Japanese department store chain owner has partnered with Ignition Point, which already manages the corporate’s JFR Mirai Creators Fund.

Jan 18, 2024

Taiho leans in with fresh $100m as other oncology investors retreat

Biotech venture capital is shrinking from boomtime highs, but Sakae Asanuma, CEO of Taiho Ventures, says now is a good time to find new novel treatments to back.

Jan 18, 2024

Taiho Ventures lifts fund to $400m

Japanese pharma firm Taiho has added $100m to its US-based CVC subsidiary, which has a team of five people.

Jan 9, 2024

Japanese corporates launch $105m venture fund in the US

The fund, co-managed with a seed-stage VC firm, will target AI, robotics and internet-of-things across multiple industries.

Dec 22, 2023

SoftBank divests fund for startups with black and Latin founders

Co-founder Marcelo Claure is returning to lead the newly independent Open Opportunity Fund with Paul Judge, while SoftBank invests in its $200m second fund.

Dec 21, 2023

Daiwa House builds a CVC unit

The construction firm’s Daiwa House Ventures is reportedly part of a $202m startup support initiative that will start early next year.

Nov 30, 2023

HR tech heavyweight ADP out to prove size matters to startups

Oz Khan heads up venture capital for ADP, which has over a million clients that portfolio companies can partner with, and he tells us why now is the right time to launch ADP Ventures.

Nov 28, 2023

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