Media for equity is on the rise and Uber, Airbnb and Pinterest have all used it, but what kind of startup and what kind of media company is it right for?
A first investment in live metaverse gig company Condense shows the kind of startup collaboration BBC Ventures is seeking.
GCV Rising Star Jeffrey Housenbold, who helped set up telecoms firm SoftBank’s Vision Funds, has become president and COO at Beast Industries.
Media conglomerate Hubert Burda’s CVC unit hired London-based Briac Bombrun and Berlin-based Lena Nedebock, increasing its headcount to 25.
Wargaming led the edge AI technology company’s first external funding round, after a five-year hiatus in venture capital investments.
Amid growing corporate confidence in crypto, Mon Protocol has teamed up with VC firm 500 Global to launch a fund targeting blockchain gaming startups.
Martin El-Khouri is leaving the German media group’s CVC arm to join a blockchain infrastructure startup.
Hearst veteran Gabby Munoz, who was managing director at its strategic investment unit between 2019 and 2022, has rejoined the CVC team.
Eve Burton, chairwoman at HearstLab, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.
Carsten Coesfeld, CEO of Bertelsmann Investments, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.
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