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.

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BP has significantly increased its capital allocation to its venture unit. Some 90% will go to energy transition, says head of unit Gareth Burns.

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

• Corporates invested 43% less capital in startup funding rounds in 2023 compared with the previous year. • The number of active corporate investors fell by 17%, as many opted to wait out poor market conditions. • The number of corporates taking LP positions in VC funds fell to its lowest level in a decade.

Corporate investors backed 27% fewer funding round in 2023, but CVC units are increasingly resilient and sophisticated in strategy.

Statkraft has contributed to a series B round for Aira, which is tackling a heat pump market CEO Martin Lewerth believes can reach €150bn in size every year.

The venture builder says that moving through ideas quickly, and rapidly killing the ones that don't work, is the best way to build an AI venture.