Chow will lead investments in enterprise platforms and IoT in her new role as partner and investment director at Telus’s corporate investment unit.

Calbee has extended its partnership with venture firm Pegasus Tech Ventures with the formation of a food technology-focused fund.

The spinning out of the venture unit raises questions about AI startups’ appetite to have CVCs of potential competitors on their cap tables.

Generative AI has made convincing deepfakes cheaper than a cup of coffee. Organisations such as Samsung, IBM and Booz Allen are now investing in startups that can help detect them.

This pace of investment is reminiscent of the 2022 VC frenzy, but Nvidia's strategy seems to be more than just spray-and-pray.

As cryptocurrencies become mainstream, Jeff Ren, head of OKX's investment arm, expects more partnerships with traditional financial institutions and getting more real-world assets onto crypto exchanges.

Saewook Lee has returned to corporate venturing following nearly three years in a VC role.

Several corporates just helped Figure close robotics' first $1bn round, and the rapidly growing sector is attracting some of the same CVC investors as AI.

The billion dollar plus funding raise for French AI startup Mistral could signal Europe's AI sector is catching up with the US.

After nearly 13 years working for the pharmaceutical company's venture arm, Marian Nakada has retired from corporate venturing.