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9 photonics spinouts that can speed up AI data centres and quantum
Advances in photonics technology will underpin next-generation computing, telecoms, aerospace and manufacturing. Here are nine spinouts that have emerged from university labs with VC backing.
Nov 3, 2025Canadian technology and services company Telus hires Chow for VC investments
Chow will lead investments in enterprise platforms and IoT in her new role as partner and investment director at Telus’s corporate investment unit.
Oct 6, 2025UK telecoms group BT expands venture building team
The UK telco has 5,000 patents that could form the basis of new ventures.
Sep 17, 2025Telecoms provider Swisscom hires Fehrmann as investment manager
Fehrmann will focus on investments in enterprise AI and industrial tech in his new role.
Sep 17, 2025Cutting-edge startups emerging from the UK's less-famous universities
Six spinout technologies — from lab-grown meat to satellite tech — that have come from UK universities usually overlooked by investors.
Aug 20, 2025Former Nokia investment unit NGP Capital hires Orr as senior associate
Tori Orr joins the investment team from JetBlue Ventures.
Aug 6, 2025Corporate VCs invited to try out new UK telecoms ‘spinout factory’
The Federated Telecoms Hubs brings together telecoms research from universities across the UK in a one-stop-shop for investors.
Jul 24, 2025Former Deutsche Telekom VC fund taps secondary market liquidity
DCTP, an investment company with corporate shareholders, has sold some its startup portfolio to Pinegrove Venture Partners to generate cash.
Jun 13, 2025Other News
Kaz Shimizu heads Japanese telecom KDDI’s corporate VC fund
Shimizu replaces Kazuhiko Chuman at KDDI’s Open Innovation Fund.
Apr 22, 2025Telecoms firm KDDI launches $34m Open Innovation Fund V
The Japanese telecoms firm has again teamed with venture firm Global Brain, for a fund that will prioritise artificial intelligence and deeptech.
Apr 10, 2025Schmäschke takes over at Deutsche Telekom's venture unit
Oliver Schmäschke will head the German telecoms company's investment arm T.Capital.
Apr 7, 2025The 10 biggest CVC IPOs planned for 2025 — and why they…
CoreWeave, Discord, Klarna and Jio are among the high-value tech companies on the slate for 2025 IPOs, but market volatility could delay things, says exits expert Jeff Baglio.
Mar 19, 2025Hermanowicz promoted to managing director at NTT Docomo’s venture unit
A 10-year veteran of NTT Docomo ventures, Hermanowicz is now a managing director in the Silicon Valley office.
Jan 27, 2025Special report: CVCs leading transformational change
When companies face foundational change, the corporate investment unit can often become a pathfinder for new business ideas.
Dec 9, 2024Editor's Picks
Kickstart Ventures: building the Philippines’ startup ecosystem
Backed by one of the largest Philippine conglomerates, Ayala, Globe Telecom’s CVC unit is a leading force in the country’s emerging ecosystem.
Aug 9, 2023Yasumoto to lead NTT Docomo Ventures
After GCV Powerlist member Yuko Sasahara Watanabe’s move to NTT Docomo’s lifestyle unit, the CVC arm named Jun Yasumoto president and CEO.
Jul 10, 2023Wayra Brasil and Vivo Ventures name new investment leads
Wana Schulze and Ivan Yoon will lead CVC investments at Telefónica’s seed and early-stage Brazilian subsidiaries.
May 29, 2023SoftBank to divest $2bn SoftBank Ventures Asia unit
Newly formed fund The Edgeof is set to acquire the $2bn SoftBank unit and expand its investment scope to cover the wider Asian region.
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