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New Zealand dairy company Fonterra taps Ma to lead EU investments

The Ki Tua Fund brings on Ma from French VC Capagro to head European investments.

Jan 13, 2025

Brazilian paper maker Suzano invests in AI land use startup Marvin to…

Suzano's investment arm has upped its investment in Marvin as the climate crisis puts landowners at increased risk.

Jan 13, 2025

Grieve leaves New Zealand dairy company Fonterra's investment fund

After three years at the Ki Tua Fund, Grieve will be looking for new opportunities.

Jan 8, 2025

Sabrina Jones departs Bosch Ventures

Jones had founded two internal ventures at the company before moving to the CVC arm to manage open innovation.

Jan 2, 2025

Huge AI funds, obesity drugs and carbon capture – the CVC trends…

AI funding rounds commanded huge prices in 2024, but corporate investors also made large bets in healthcare, energy and robotics.

Dec 25, 2024

Updated: 7 new startups reshaping the packaging sector

Many of the companies have financial and corporate venture backers, as businesses seek alternatives to single-use plastics.

Dec 24, 2024

Nato startup investments tested in Ukraine and with UK’s Royal Navy

The Nato Innovation Fund has made a dozen investments in dual-use technologies that are already deployed in areas of conflict and with allies' armed forces.

Dec 20, 2024

Amazon 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, 2024

Other News

Al Abri joins Omani utility Nama Group to manage investments

The move follows various roles in investment, business development and innovation.

Dec 6, 2024

Cummins’ India CVC head leaves to lead investment at aerospace and defence…

Ankit Harjai becomes CIO at MountTech Growth Fund after nearly two years at the CVC.

Dec 4, 2024

US defence lobbying firm JA Green’s CVC fund appoints two venture partners

Hondo Geurts and Mike Murray, both with decades of experience in the national security sector, joined Anzu-Green Critical Technologies Fund.

Dec 4, 2024

Troubled Anglo American closes startup investment unit

The embattled 117-year-old mining giant quietly axed its decarbonisation CVC team as part of a wide-ranging restructuring process.

Dec 3, 2024

Mitsui 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, 2024

Japan'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, 2024

Editor's Picks

Accenture Ventures leans into trillion-dollar spacetech opportunity

Tom Lounibos, managing director of Accenture Ventures, the consulting firm's corporate venture capital unit, has made several investments in space technology startups.

Oct 9, 2023

The Big Deal: Meatable readies its lab-grown meat for market

The alternative meat sector is struggling but DSM Venturing believes there is a future for lab grown meat as regulatory hurdles are overcome.

Aug 15, 2023

Coke 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, 2023

TDK Ventures opens London office

With a new fund to deploy, TDK Ventures is establishing a European presence with the launch of a London office.

Jun 19, 2023
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