The need to decarbonise the shipping industry is urgent, but with clean fuels a long way off, CVCs are picking different strategies.

Investors can find opportunities in startups that can overcome the roadblocks in the solar and electric vehicle markets, says FEV's Jan Lozek.

The £40m recently allocated by the UK government to proving university research is commercially viable shouldn't just benefit Oxford, Cambridge and London, say sector pundits.

Mast-Jägermeister's CVC is backing companies tempting people to meet in real life again.

The lack of exit options including M&A and initial public offerings is pushing corporate investors to sell VC assets in the growing secondary market.

Overseas investment is flowing into Japan's startup sector, but it is still small compared with other countries' ecosystems.

Legal technology funding has boomed in the wake of ChatGPT, and startups – and law firms – that don't use artificial intelligence are going to be left behind.

The US university recently created an office of innovation as part of a drive to commercialise more of the research coming out of its labs.

Even during its current rough patch, investors in Brazil are confident in the fundamentals of the market.

The global drinks brand invests in early-stage startups and academic research where it can get closely involved in testing out the technologies at its operations.