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The 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, 2025Updated: 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, 2025Other News
United 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, 2025'Big in Japan' is not enough — where are Japan's global startups?
The country has created 25,000 startups — but can it turn any of these into global champions? That is the next challenge for the government and investor community.
Nov 17, 2025HTGF, Germany's mega VC seed fund, gives corporates access to later-stage tech
High-Tech Gründerfonds' latest fund allows corporate LPs to invest in startups that are closer to providing financial return.
Nov 14, 2025Europe’s sustainable aviation fuel market takes off while US sector stutters
Trump’s election set a sharp contrast in the outlook for SAF startups in the US compared with Europe.
Nov 13, 2025Should every CVC have a startup founder on the team?
Many corporate VC investment teams hire entrepreneurs for their ability to connect with startups, but it is not a job for all founders.
Nov 11, 2025Aviation investors try new ways to invest in startups as budgets tighten
The aviation sector is in a stage of rapid disruption but money for innovation is tight. Investor teams are finding ways around the funding gaps by spinning out as independents or clubbing together on investments.
Nov 10, 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.
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