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HSBC VC investor Saunders launches startup
After three years as a venture investor at financial services firm HSBC's investment arm, Alex Saunders is launching a content marketing startup.
Nov 18, 2025Social media marketer Cyber Buzz sets up startup investment team
While on the smaller side, the Buzz Innovation investment unit will seek to help its parent connect with startups.
Nov 12, 2025Hirschberger to lead ventures at German media company ProSiebenSat.1
Florian Hirschberger has worked at the German mass media company's growth stage investment division since 2014.
Oct 17, 2025Jägermeister’s VC looks to Africa, emerging markets for consumer tech growth
Consumer trends are increasingly coming from emerging markets and Jägermeister is tapping into African startups to get ahead of the shift.
Sep 18, 2025Ruiz-Cotorro joins the Australian Open's investment arm
Following stints at Spanish VC firms, Alvaro Ruiz-Cotorro joins the CVC arm of Tennis Australia, organiser of the Australian Open
Sep 4, 2025British Business Bank taps CVC professionals for deep tech investing
Rachael Reid and Costantino Mariella spent several years as investors in corporate venture capital before moving to the UK economic development bank.
Sep 3, 2025From cameras to bed bug tech: A peek inside Canon’s future through…
As sales of cameras and printers have declined, Canon Marketing Japan's VC unit has been tasked with finding new sources of revenue.
Aug 12, 2025Japanese mobile gaming firm Gree launches $30m fund of funds
This is the second fund of funds for Gree Ventures.
Aug 6, 2025Other News
Cheng joins online advertising firm PubMatic in investor role
Justin Cheng comes from a background in media and advertising, having worked at NBCUniversal, iHeartMedia and Mediaocean.
Jul 30, 2025Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi establishes $35m corporate VC fund
The ¥5bn fund will be operated jointly with Simplex Capital Investment and invest in content and technology-focused startups.
Jul 2, 2025Italian publisher Zanichelli launches $69m fund for venture building and M&A
The company's venture building unit will focus on edtech and the future of work.
Jun 23, 2025Media firm Bertelsmann sells half of startup fund to outside investors
The fund will be managed by a new venture firm headed by Bertelsmann corporate venturing veterans.
Jun 12, 2025Bloomberg puts up another $75m for venture investments
Media group Bloomberg has supplied a further $75m for its venture firm, Bloomberg Beta, taking its total assets under management to $450m.
Jun 10, 2025Japanese games developer CryptoGames launches VC
CryptoGames’ new investment unit will look at the web3 gaming ecosystem and the trading cards sector.
May 15, 2025Editor's Picks
Four tips for media-for-equity startup investments
Some 50% of a consumer startup's capital is spent on advertising, so trading equity for ads can save money. Here's how to get those deals to work.
Sep 13, 2024Indian ecosystem gets increased venture commitments from Zerodha and Krafton
The corporates both committed further nine-figure sums to back startups in the rapidly growing Indian venture market.
Aug 11, 2023Comcast targets generative AI with theme-based accelerator
Comcast NBCUniversal Lift Labs is following a theme-based strategy in 2023 with generative artificial intelligence first on the agenda.
Mar 16, 2023Koch joins RTL Ventures
RTL Deutschland senior VP Beate Koch has joined its new CVC arm, RTL Ventures, to focus on the consumer ecosystem in the DACH region.
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