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How getting rid of 'gut feel' helps find better startups
Flipping on its head the typical way that investors meet startups has allowed VC firm Astia to tap into undiscovered startup opportunities.
May 22, 2025Munich Re Ventures: How making money in space has changed
Munich Re Ventures sees gold in the picks and shovels of space, and plenty of opportunity for competition.
May 8, 2025AI tools can remake the grid rather than break it, says National…
Power-hungry data centres are putting power grids under unprecedented strain, and National Grid Partners is racing to find new technologies that can keep networks running.
May 1, 2025Canadian startups struggle to raise capital as US relationship sours
Some Canadian startups are turning to bank debt as they struggle to raise capital from investors, says Deloitte Ventures’ Abramowitz.
Apr 17, 2025"Hard tech" isn't as hard as investors fear, says Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Julien Fredonie, Honda Xcelerator Ventures’ head of Europe and Africa, says hard tech isn't riskier than other investment categories and Europe is well placed to play a big role in this area.
Apr 10, 2025rEnergy Partners: Cleantech investors must stop relying on the power law
With a more-than-$200m fund on the horizon, rEnergy Partners is looking to write big cheques with an eye on profitability.
Mar 14, 2025Cencosud Ventures: Why corporate VCs should be customers of startups
If a venturing unit want to maximise a startup’s chance of scaling its technology in a corporate, it should become a customer, says Cencosud Ventures’ Pascual.
Mar 6, 2025BMW i Ventures: Car sector faces dangerous moment in technology shift
AI, connectivity and electrification are changing the customer’s automotive experience, and incumbents must innovate while shepherding them through it to avoid disruption.
Feb 27, 2025Other News
Leaps by Bayer: We’re looking for agtech zebras, not unicorns
Agtech investing has been slow, but new genetics and digital technologies could bring back the big success stories, says Leaps by Bayer’s PJ Amini.
Feb 20, 2025Galicia Ventures: Argentina moving from fintech "experiments" to scalable opportunities
A mix of economic crises and a great knowledge base has made Argentinians great founders, says Grupo Galicia CVC head Sebastián Spena.
Feb 13, 2025Podcast: Building blocks in place for university venturing to take off in…
We look back at the highlights of season four of Beyond the Breakthrough podcast and find out that ingredients are in place for increased commercialisation of academic research in 2025.
Dec 13, 2024Podcast: Create more spinouts, more quickly with standard deal terms and willingness…
The University of Southampton has developed a toolkit with templates to standardise spinout negotiations at institutions across the UK.
Dec 6, 2024Podcast: How best to allocate limited proof-of-concept funds
Setting up investment committees made up of industry, venture capital and academics is a way to ensure limited proof-of-concept funds are allocated fairly to UK universities.
Nov 29, 2024Best Nights VC invests in startups combatting our "epidemic of loneliness"
Mast-Jägermeister's CVC is backing companies tempting people to meet in real life again.
Nov 25, 2024Editor's Picks
Podcast: Why university venture funds are still uncommon in the US and…
University venture funds remain a rarity among the top research universities in the US and in Europe — here are the reasons why and how thigns might change.
Aug 30, 2024Beyond the Breakthrough: How SETsquared supports founders from idea to exit
Marty Reid reveals how SETsquared has built an innovation cluster across six universities and becoming a leader in sectors like quantum.
Nov 3, 2023Beyond the Breakthrough: Will superconductors allow us to achieve net zero?
Superconductors have already proven revolutionary in healthcare (they make MRIs possible) but could they help us achieve net zero? Prof Susie Speller says yes.
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