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Sabrina Jones departs Bosch Ventures

Jones had founded two internal ventures at the company before moving to the CVC arm to manage open innovation.


Jan 2, 2025

Tobias Hasenjaeger leaves German building services group Viega's CVC

Hasenjaeger was a startup scout and investor at Viega New Ventures, the investment arm of the 125-year old, family-owned manufacturer.

Jan 2, 2025

Jeffrey Makowka joins American Heart Foundation's VC

Makowka will manage relationships with AHA Ventures portfolio companies.

Jan 2, 2025

As money flows back into transport, investors look beyond just moving people

CVCs invested over 50% more dollars in transport year-on-year, while they train their eye on connected industries in 2025

Jan 2, 2025

CVC's most active investors in 2024 - and how they invested

GCV has looked through our data to find the busiest investors in corporate venture capital. Here's how and where they invested in 2024.

Jan 1, 2025

Life after CVC: Here's what leaders who left are doing now

These eight people all stepped down from leadership positions at CVC units in 2024. Here is what life after CVC looks like for them.

Dec 31, 2024

Crashing out: 10 corporate-backed startups that went bust in 2024

From Northvolt’s staggering $14bn failure to crypto crashes and biotech struggles, 2024 has been a brutal year for corporate-backed startups facing financial, operational, and market pressures.

Dec 27, 2024

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Big exits returned in 2024 as corporates bought portfolio companies

Large life sciences deals and corporate investors buying the companies in their own portfolio have been key to an improving exit market.

Dec 26, 2024

Huge AI funds, obesity drugs and carbon capture – the CVC trends…

AI funding rounds commanded huge prices in 2024, but corporate investors also made large bets in healthcare, energy and robotics.

Dec 25, 2024

Updated: 7 new startups reshaping the packaging sector

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

Dec 24, 2024

Colombian energy group ISA starts $130m corporate venturing fund

ISA partnered with Wayra and Telefónica Movistar and launched Inndigo, which intends to invest $130m in energy transition startups by 2030.

Dec 23, 2024

Eric King joins 3M spinoff Solventum's CVC

King worked at Intel's corporate venturing arm before joining the investment arm of the newly listed healthcare company.

Dec 23, 2024

Swiss software company Hashgraph forms $100m Web3 venture fund

The fund will be managed by Hashgraph's venture subsidiary in the United Arab Emirates.

Dec 20, 2024

Editor's Picks

Corporate AI funds: The list

Wondering which corporate venturers have specialist investment funds for artificial intelligence? Here is the list of traditional funds and new units, offshoots and accelerators.

Oct 29, 2024

Four tips for media-for-equity startup investments

Some 50% of a consumer startup's capital is spent on advertising, so trading equity for ads can save money. Here's how to get those deals to work.

Sep 13, 2024

Ask the experts: What to do when the business unit won't engage

Our monthly advice column in which an expert panel gives advice on common problems in corporate venturing.

Apr 23, 2024

Ask the experts: What to do when business units want to invest,…

Our monthly advice column in which an expert panel gives advice on common problems in corporate venturing.

Mar 28, 2024
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