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Indra gets Gulf Oil backing for its advanced EV charging system

Indra, developer of a system that lets electric cars sell energy back to the grid, raised nearly $24m in a series B round led by return investor Gulf Oil International.

Mar 8, 2023

The corporate bull case for real estate

Corporates continued to invest in real estate tech through 2022, unlike their traditional VC peers. We look at how this might play out.

Jan 25, 2023

What investors should know about "smoothing" of VC returns

Massaging returns during times of volatility is a common practice in private equity, but investors should be aware of the pros and cons.

Jan 5, 2023

Most CVCs invest from the balance sheet but models range from ad…

Most corporate investors (74%) employ capital directly from the balance sheet of their corporate mothership but there are many variations.

Jan 1, 2023

Most CVCs have $200m allocated or less

The number of $1bn plus CVC funds has increased, but most still work with less than $200m.

Dec 29, 2022

Corporate investors shift to seed stage

Corporate investors historically favoured later-stage deals, but a tough economic climate is driving a sharp shift to seed-stage investing.

Dec 26, 2022

Most corporates planning at least 4 investments a year

Corporate investors are not slowing down their investment activity despite the tough economic climate.

Dec 18, 2022

The Big Deal: Group14 crowns battery tech's bumper year

The silicon-carbon material developer added cash from Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund and Molicel to close a $614m series C round as the industry continues to benefit from strategic investment.

Dec 16, 2022

Other News

Williams seeds UK startup that claims to have cracked the lidar sensor…

Phlux Technology has raised $4.9m from investors including Foresight Williams Technology Funds as it looks to become the Nvidia of the sensor market.

Dec 7, 2022

The Big Deal: Locus rides warehouse robotics wave

Funding for warehouse robotics companies has doubled year on year to $1bn in 2022, with Locus Robotics’ Siemens-backed series F the latest nine-figure round.

Dec 2, 2022

The Big Deal: LaundryGo sets pace in the cleaning services sector

SoftBank helped the on-demand laundry service push its valuation past $250m, a rare occurrence in a sector that's so far failed to catch fire.

Nov 25, 2022

The 9 worst corporate-backed investments

Failure rates are high for VC-backed companies, and corporate-backed startups are not exempt. But which have been the biggest recent flops that left corporate investors licking their wounds?

Nov 23, 2022

5 reasons CVC should declare independence

Why more corporate venturing units are choosing a more independent legal footing for their funds.

Nov 16, 2022

Daily Deal Round Up: November 10, 2022

NCSoft invested $15m in Mysten Labs to take the latter’s series B round to $300m while Porsche backed Xanadu’s $100m series C.

Nov 10, 2022

Editor's Picks

The corporate bull case for real estate

Corporates continued to invest in real estate tech through 2022, unlike their traditional VC peers. We look at how this might play out.

Jan 25, 2023

Most CVCs invest from the balance sheet but models range from ad…

Most corporate investors (74%) employ capital directly from the balance sheet of their corporate mothership but there are many variations.

Jan 1, 2023

Williams seeds UK startup that claims to have cracked the lidar sensor…

Phlux Technology has raised $4.9m from investors including Foresight Williams Technology Funds as it looks to become the Nvidia of the sensor market.

Dec 7, 2022

The Big Deal: LaundryGo sets pace in the cleaning services sector

SoftBank helped the on-demand laundry service push its valuation past $250m, a rare occurrence in a sector that's so far failed to catch fire.

Nov 25, 2022
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