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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, 2025

Munich 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, 2025

AI 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, 2025

Canadian 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, 2025

rEnergy 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, 2025

Cencosud 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, 2025

BMW 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, 2025

Other 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, 2025

Galicia 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, 2025

Best 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, 2024

Ensemble Innovation Ventures seeks solutions for US healthcare's staffing gap

With shortages in labour and resources in the US healthcare system, medium-sized funds have a unique role to play to bridge the gaps.

Oct 29, 2024

TechEnergy Ventures is on the hunt for hard assets

With a focus on hardware, the unit sees huge opportunity to help its parent company develop cleantech assets.

Sep 23, 2024

Fidelity's CVC targets better investment tools with AI-plus-human help

We’re entering a new age of highly personalised and democratised financial services, says Fidelity International Strategic Ventures’s Alokik Advani, but we still want our hands held.

Sep 16, 2024

Editor's Picks

GVR Podcast: Unfair access to Latin America

Brian Walsh, head of Wind Ventures, joins the Global Venturing Review podcast to talk EVs and Latin America.

Mar 20, 2023

GVR Podcast: Distributing opportunity with Héctor Shibata, AC Ventures

The future of logistics and retailtech is looking bright, and AC Ventures' Hector Shibata is looking to capitalise on it.

Aug 2, 2022
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