After leading Wayra Hispanoamérica, Augustín Rotondo joins the Guatemalan conglomerate to run its venture unit.

Corporate-backed startups exits were at their highest level for over two years in Q1 2025, with large acquisitions spiking the total value.

Origgi is joining Valo Therapeutics as CEO after four years at investment unit Johnson and Johnson Innovation,

The Japanese telecoms firm has again teamed with venture firm Global Brain, for a fund that will prioritise artificial intelligence and deeptech.

The latest funding round was led by Suzano Ventures and included investors such as Plug and Play.

Aviva has expanded into university spinout investing following an earlier investment in the University of Cambridge's affiliated fund, Cambridge Innovation Capital.

There were 1,215 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in Q1, the highest quarterly total for two years.

The investment fund aims to close the gap in funding for university ventures after the proof-of-concept stage.

After five years as president of Stanley Black & Decker's corporate VC fund, Dina Routhier has moved to the newly formed Teradyne Robotics Ventures.

Oliver Schmäschke will head the German telecoms company's investment arm T.Capital.