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Intelligence briefing: AI investing
Strategic signals from Databricks, Microsoft M12 and Workday Ventures.
Mar 13, 2026Corporate investors in startup boardrooms: how to avoid the pitfalls
Corporate investors can add real value to startup boards but it is crucial to have the right person with the right training in the seat, and to understand how to navigate conflicts of interest well.
Mar 13, 2026As Iran war breaks supply chains investors look for "resilience tech"
The war in the Gulf region has upended traditional supply chain routes for critical commodities, making the case for investment in technologies that protect against geopolitical disruption.
Mar 12, 2026Microsoft's M12: Corporate investors have the inside track on AI
Corporate VCs can bring technology and GPU access as well as cash, which is becoming essential for AI startups, says M12's Michelle Gonzalez.
Mar 11, 2026Databricks Ventures: building an ecosystem, not just picking winners
Databricks is itself still raising venture capital money but has at the same time built a portfolio of more than 50 startups to strengthen its market position.
Mar 9, 202616 standout women in CVC in the UK
Our project to highlight the outstanding women working in corporate venturing now focuses on the UK.
Mar 6, 2026OpenAI pushes corporate investment in startups to a new high in February
OpenAI joined Anthropic, Waymo and Databricks in a group of rounds that shattered previous funding records, taking CVC investment to new heights.
Mar 5, 2026OpenAI’s record-breaking round shows how top-heavy CVC has become
The $110bn raised by the AI developer came entirely from corporates, a sign of how big tech is funding the mega-growth at the top of the market.
Mar 3, 2026Other News
How Workday Ventures is investing for the agentic AI era
Workday’s ventures arm is using partnerships — not just capital — to secure access to the most compelling AI innovations.
Mar 3, 2026Ecosystem investing: The art of the invisible handshake
When portfolio companies start talking to each other, value compounds faster than capital.
Mar 2, 2026Q-Day looms. Here is how corporates are preparing for the quantum threat…
Quantum computers will be able to crack encrypted data within seconds. Corporate investors, particularly telecoms companies, are now actively investing in technologies that can protect them.
Feb 27, 2026JumpCloud’s new venture arm to battle AI-charged identity fraud
AI agents have made keeping track of IT activities far harder. Identity verification software company JumpCloud views CVC as a way to overcome that.
Feb 24, 2026AI is now where the internet was in 1995 — and Europe…
Europe's AI opportunity lies in the application layer — particularly with agentic AI — but a lack of capital means the continent could lose out.
Feb 20, 2026Behind Petrobras’ new $96m energy transition venture fund
As it looks to make the first investment by summer, the new Valetec-managed fund aims to help the oil and gas company go greener.
Feb 19, 2026Editor's Picks
Corporate AI funds: The list
Wondering which corporate venturers have specialist investment funds for artificial intelligence? Here is the list of traditional funds and new units, offshoots and accelerators.
Oct 29, 2024Half of Australian universities have a spinout fund — ahead of US…
Australia has one of the world's most mature university investment ecosystems, thanks to large pensions funds, Uniseed and royalties from wifi.
Sep 11, 2024How Basel supercharged its spinout rate
Basel has quietly built a life sciences ecosystem that’s becoming hard to ignore.
Feb 27, 2024Age is just a number: 10 spinouts trying to cheat death
What if living to 100 was the norm rather than the exception for humans? Here are 10 companies using university research to make it happen.
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