Anna Patterson says her time heading Google's AI fund gave her the insights behind the Samsung and IBM-backed AI testing startup, Ceramic.ai.

Medtech funding has been one of the fastest growing areas of CVC, and here are some of its brightest startups, from brain surgery microbots to holographic surgery technology.

UK-based Oxa focuses on services in airports, retirement communities and industrial settings, rather than personal cars and taxis.

Ukraine's battle-hardened defence startups are not only creating new technologies but also new models for military procurement.

DeepSeek's cut-price generative AI offering makes it a direct rival to OpenAI and its US peers, but it's far from alone. Here are some alternative startups from outside the US that have received corporate backing.

The carmaker's InMotion Ventures unit joined a round already featuring Hitachi Ventures, BMW i Ventures and Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund.

Clinics offering wraparound care for people taking weight loss drugs have become high-growth businesses, attractive to investors.

From nuclear waste recycling to making T-shirts out of plastic bottles, here are nine of the most interesting new companies in the recycling sector.

Many of the companies have financial and corporate venture backers, as businesses seek alternatives to single-use plastics.

Social media is in flux. Here are a list of new platforms that are vying to become the next Instagram or Twitter.