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Seeking external LPs? Think of your fund as a product, says FEV's…
When energy tech VC firm Future Energy Ventures spun off from E.ON, it had to learn how to mix the needs of corporate and financial investors.
Dec 11, 2025Mega VC funding rounds push smaller funds into riskier seed investments
Seed-stage funding rounds have become bigger and more competitive, and many smaller funds are now shifting towards even riskier pre-seed investing.
Dec 10, 2025How to create (and measure) CVC strategic value: Examples from TDK, Shell…
The most successful CVCs have business development teams dedicating to connecting startups with the parent company. This is how they operate.
Dec 9, 2025Corporate investment in startups rises as firms race to catch robotics trend
Entire sub-sectors ranging from autonomous vehicles to healthcare provision to wealth management saw at least double the corporate-backed funding rounds of the same month last year.
Dec 8, 2025The Complete GCV Investor's Guides
Visiting a new city for work and pleasure? Each month, GCV publishes its Investor's Guide to..., as we get the inside track from local VCs.
Dec 5, 2025The investor’s guide to: Sydney
Australia's largest city boasts beaches and a rather famous opera house. But where should you go to meet VCs and startups in the region's busiest tech hub?
Dec 5, 2025Angelini in $175m deal with EIB to invest in European healthtech
Angelini Ventures and the European Investment Bank will back up to 10 startups over the next six years as they look to boost Europe's healthtech sector.
Dec 3, 2025How to break up with a portfolio company without becoming the villain
Not every startup investment works out, but it is important for a corporate investor to exit the relationship gracefully and without ruining their reputation.
Dec 2, 2025Other News
Updated: 13 women in CVC in the US South and Midwest
CVCs based in the southern and midwestern US often end up getting overlooked. Here is an updated list of women dominating corporate venture capital in this region.
Dec 1, 2025How corporate investors can ace communications with the parent company
Make contact with the top executives, tailor the approach and create an internal network: here are the keys to building a great relationship with the parent company.
Nov 28, 2025How eBay is using startup investment to keep reinventing itself
The eBay Ventures team is building on the corporate’s three-decades-old market presence to find disruptive technologies that can make it the go-to platform for millennials and GenZ.
Nov 24, 2025Intel Capital cofounder: Corporate VCs shouldn’t focus on financial returns
Avram Miller, cofounder of Intel Capital, says CVCs that focus on financial returns lose sight of the strategic insights they should bring to the corporate.
Nov 21, 2025Could Germany take the lead as AI moves to robots and factories?
German startups can harness the country's manufacturing expertise to make up ground on their AI rivals, and mid-sized CVC could be the key.
Nov 20, 2025United Airlines hunts for startup tech to manage busier skies
There is already a shortage of air traffic controllers and with drones and eVTOLs adding to the mix of air congestion, there's big opportunity for startups with new technologies to help manage the skies.
Nov 18, 2025Editor'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.
Feb 4, 2024About us
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