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BS2 Ventures has been equipped with nearly $17m and is targeting startups that can help its parent bank serve SMB customers.
Michael Buzzo has taken a portfolio strategy role at the Australian mining group.
GCV Emerging Leader David Li will help the Australian mining firm’s CVC unit identify energy, climate and mining startups.
The Australian telecom firm’s VC affiliate changed its name to reflect its independent identity since spinning out in 2018.
Sony's venture arm plans to look to Europe and beyond for backers when it launches its next fund, as it expands to Africa and seeks content as well as tech.
South Africa's strong fintech sector, financial and regulatory systems make it an opportunity for foreign investors, but local corporates need to help seed the startup ecosystem.
The joint programme with Founders Factory will target technologies strategic to the mining industry such as decarbonisation and automation.
The joint fund will invest in strategic areas like supply chain and sustainability for Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths, Empire and Shoprite.
The UK-headquartered health insurer has set up a A$20m fund in Australia to back young startups in healthcare areas like genomics and wearables.
Arca Continental has shut its CVC arm, one of the more prominent units in Latin America, as the likes of SAP, ZF and Verizon fall back.
Adele Moynihan will lead Bupa Ventures, which will target Asia-Pacific region healthtech and elderly care startups from seed to series A stages.
Husk Power Systems has just raised $100m from investors including Shell to build 1,500 solar mini-grids in India and Nigeria in the next four to five years.
Over a third of Mandiri Capital Indonesia’s Global Climate Tech Fund’s capital will go to local climatetech developers.
HR software provider Employment Hero has scored a unicorn valuation as it looks to strengthen its international presence - and Seek could have the ideal CVC profile to help.
Husk Power Systems has just raised $100m from investors including Shell to build 1,500 solar mini-grids in India and Nigeria in the next four to five years.
The beverage giant and eight of its bottlers are pitching in to invest in sustainability across their ecosystem.
Fonterra launched an investment arm last month and its first deal, a $10m funding round US startup Pendulum, targets gut health.
The New Zealand dairy producer’s Nutrition Science Solutions unit has disclosed a $10m investment in US microbiome startup Pendulum.
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