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US airport logistics group Vantage launches corporate venturing arm

The transportation and airport logistics group will invest in mobility and sustainability startups.

Mar 6, 2025

Gainer moves to US energy company NextEra's investment arm

Mitch Gainer has become director at NextEra Energy Investments, where he will lead climate tech startup investments.

Mar 4, 2025

IT services group Wipro boosts its venture arm to $500m

Wipro Ventures has received a further $200m in capital from its parent company as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.

Mar 3, 2025

Snowflake expands AI accelerator programme to $200m

With the backing of multiple VCs, Snowflake is supercharging its AI investment efforts and building a new AI hub in the Bay Area.

Feb 28, 2025

Korea's SK Group turns to venture building with US plastics recycling spinoff

The Korean company has been working on the technology for the past four years and plans to launch early in 2026.

Feb 24, 2025

How to invest in the second wave of autonomous driving

Investor interest in self-driving cars is booming again as commercial services have started operating. These are some of the opportunities that are emerging.

Feb 21, 2025

Corporate startup exits hit two-year high in January 2025

January 2025 saw 53 corporate-backed startup exits, marking a 47% year-on-year increase and the highest total since early 2023, with deal values soaring to $4.52bn.

Feb 17, 2025

Shin takes venture partner role at Comcast Ventures

AI founder and former CNBC producer Sally Shin has become the latest hire at mass media company Comcast's strategic investment arm.

Feb 10, 2025

Other News

Media company Thomson Reuters launches $150m corporate VC fund

Thomson Reuters Ventures’ second fund, launched four years after its first, will back fintech, news and media, legal and accounting startups.

Feb 10, 2025

Booming cybersecurity sector faces an exit problem, says Okta's CVC head

Okta Ventures' Austin Arensberg says cybersecurity startups need a new strategy from series B onwards if they want a profitable exit.

Feb 6, 2025

Beauchamp leaves energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova’s venture unit

Beauchamp departs from General Electric’s power and renewables spin-off’s CVC to join Itinerant.

Feb 5, 2025

Tariff threat is "wake-up call" to increase domestic support for Canadian startups

Canadian startups are made vulnerable from their reliance on the US for both funding and customers - but Trump's trade war might change that.

Feb 4, 2025

Carlos Kokron joins French utility Schneider Electric's venture arm

After a 7-year stint with Qualcomm Ventures, Carlos Kokron has joined French utility giant Schneider Electric's CVC unit as general partner.

Jan 29, 2025

Toyota’s growth fund leads $191m round for vehicle inspection startup

Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth-stage fund, led a round for UVEye as global demand for vehicle inspection grows.

Jan 29, 2025

Editor's Picks

The Big Deal: EH2 becomes hydrogen tech's first unicorn

Ten corporate investors were part of a $380m series C round this week, including Fortescue, United Airlines, Rio Tinto, Amazon, Microsoft and BP.

Oct 6, 2023

Reality check: Has the IRA made the US a magnet for cleantech…

The US's $369bn climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), promises to put the US at the forefront of the clean energy transition, but the act has its limitations.

Oct 5, 2023

From AR to biochar – the thinking behind Stellantis' startup investments

Adam Bazih, head of Stellantis Ventures, says we're heading for a golden age of mobility tech as sustainable vehicles become affordable.

Jul 26, 2023

The Atlanta Hawks have a VC fund — but it isn't targeting…

David Garcia, head of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks' venture fund, is targeting consumer experience ventures rather than sports technology.

Jul 21, 2023
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