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Scaling alternate meats is an uphill battle - CVC Unplugged

Cereal Docks’ CVC chief tells CVC Unplugged that getting plant-based proteins competitive again will be difficult but not impossible.

Mar 15, 2024

CVC Unplugged: How Sopra Steria fixed a CVC strategy that wasn't working

Sopra Steria Ventures wasn't delivering value for the parent company. Socheat Chhay came in a year ago to turn the unit around.

Feb 28, 2024

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.

Feb 27, 2024

How to lead a startup funding round

Key mistakes to avoid include over-complicating term sheets, not taking time to understand co-investors, leading twice in a row.

Feb 14, 2024

CVC Unplugged: Forestry tech is key to next new materials, says CMPC

With the launch of CMPC's $100m venture fund last year, Chile's venture market is making further strides into maturity.

Feb 9, 2024

How to make the most of a smaller fund

Smaller corporate venture funds — those with less than $50m — can use their slim size as an advantage if they plan well and have a laser-like focus.

Feb 6, 2024

CVC Unplugged: M&A wave about to hit digital health, says MSD's Taranto

Digital health is not disappearing as a market but will get a "harsh reality check" says the head of the MSD venture unit.

Jan 23, 2024

Transport in 2024: investors eye pick-up in startup deals after a stalled…

Startup funding rounds in the transport sector are in decline but investors are now finding enthusiasm for some new technologies — both inside and outside the vehicle.

Dec 29, 2023

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The top 10 stories from 2023

2023 was an exciting year for corporate venture, with sectors like AI and electric vehicles making headline news. But what were our most read stories of 2023?

Dec 25, 2023

CVC creates little shareholder value, says Stryber’s Alex Mahr

Because minority startup investments don't bring control or IP, they are of limited use for corporate innovation.

Dec 20, 2023

It's not just the money: the growing importance of VC platform jobs

A decade ago there was hardly a name for it. Today venture capital platform roles are a crucial way for investment firms to attract startups.

Dec 18, 2023

CVC Unplugged: Is CVC really the best approach?

Corporate VC is not the ideal tool for bringing innovation into the mothership, says Stryber's managing partner.

Dec 12, 2023

CVC Unplugged: Investing in fun with Convivialité Ventures

What's it like to invest in having a good time? Stéphane Longuet, head of Pernod Ricard's corporate VC unit, joins the show to talk about it.

Nov 29, 2023

Why is sports the odd industry out when it comes to CVC?

Almost none of the world's largest sports teams are active in early-stage investing - we got the answers to why from the worlds of football, basketball and venture capital.

Nov 23, 2023

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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.

Feb 27, 2024

The Big Deal: Meatable readies its lab-grown meat for market

The alternative meat sector is struggling but DSM Venturing believes there is a future for lab grown meat as regulatory hurdles are overcome.

Aug 15, 2023

Europe has the tools to match the US on deep tech

A growing appetite to commercialise European research is bridging the trans-Atlantic technology gap, according to Deeptech Labs’ Miles Kirby.

Aug 1, 2023

AI that will read your car manual and tell you when to…

And several other bets that Jaguar Land Rover's InMotion Ventures is making on what the car will look like in 10 years.

May 19, 2023
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