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April saw fewer corporate-backed startup exits than the high months of Q1 2025, due to a fall in M&A for healthcare and IT companies.
The company will deploy an undisclosed amount over the next five years into real estate developments.
The CVC team plans to raise hundreds of billions more won to invest beyond its core tyres and car parts businesses.
Despite uncertainty in the wider economy, April has seen the most corporate-backed startup funding rounds in more than two years.
Tai Panich has departed from the $700m CVC fund she formed in 2020 and has recruited corporate LPs for AI-focused firm AIconic Ventures.
Munich Re Ventures sees gold in the picks and shovels of space, and plenty of opportunity for competition.
She was previously a chief entrepreneur at hearing, audio, video and gaming solutions manufacturer GN Group.
Despite the Trump administration's tariffs impacting target sectors, Bosch Ventures has launched a sixth fund, focusing on deep tech.
The use of AI in defence tech is redefining the modern battlefield, whether on land, sea or air. These are some of the startups attracting attention.
In the first of a new series on the world's corporate VC hubs, we get the lowdown on Singapore's tech scene from local CVC Sharan Makhija, of Singtel Innov8.
The Rio de Janeiro-based fund will back startups making the the oil and gas value chain more efficient.
JetBlue is selling its investment arm to Sky Leasing, an aviation investment manager, as it focuses on returning the airline back to profitability.
Investors in healthcare, hardware, climate tech and defence are feeling the impact of the Trump administration's policies.
The venture capital collective has recruited more than 80 credit unions for its second fintech-focused fund.
Munich Re Ventures sees gold in the picks and shovels of space, and plenty of opportunity for competition.
In the first of a new series on the world's corporate VC hubs, we get the lowdown on Singapore's tech scene from local CVC Sharan Makhija, of Singtel Innov8.
US FDA and NIH cuts are expected to delay drug approvals and decrease grant funding, making it harder for young health sector companies to survive.
Power-hungry data centres are putting power grids under unprecedented strain, and National Grid Partners is racing to find new technologies that can keep networks running.
Cross border tariffs will raise materials costs and create investment uncertainty. Startups that can think globally and stay flexible will have the best chance of survival.
For Europe to hold its own beyond Earth’s gravity, its startup ecosystem will need more sources of capital and more talent.
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