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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

Germany's BayWa Renewables spins out corporate venture unit

rEnergy Partners, the newly independent CVC of BayWa r.e., will continue managing its portfolio while backing early-stage cleantech startups.

Mar 3, 2025

Saemin Ahn rejoins Japanese tech firm Rakuten's investment unit after 2 year…

Saemin Ahn spent nearly 10 years with Rakuten's CVC as managing partner;. He rejoined in February following a two-year spell with VC 500 Global.

Mar 3, 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

Google-backed Oxa drives alternative approach to autonomous vehicles

UK-based Oxa focuses on services in airports, retirement communities and industrial settings, rather than personal cars and taxis.

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

BMW i Ventures: Car sector faces dangerous moment in technology shift

AI, connectivity and electrification are changing the customer’s automotive experience, and incumbents must innovate while shepherding them through it to avoid disruption.

Feb 27, 2025

Yturbe joins Santander ex-CVC Mouro Capital to lead LatAm efforts

Diego Galvez de Yturbe will expand the venture capital firm's fintech investments in the growing Latin American market.

Feb 26, 2025

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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

Leaps by Bayer: We’re looking for agtech zebras, not unicorns

Agtech investing has been slow, but new genetics and digital technologies could bring back the big success stories, says Leaps by Bayer’s PJ Amini.

Feb 20, 2025

Schwabe-backed NaturalX fund launches to tap consumer health trend

The venture firm is targeting consumer health startups that can prevent illness before it happens and has secured health product maker Schwabe as its financier.

Feb 20, 2025

Collins and Ramineni to leave MassMutual Ventures in regional shake up

MassMutual Ventures is unifying its regional teams as Ryan Collins and Anvesh Ramineni depart from their role running its Europe and Asia Pacific fund.

Feb 18, 2025

Galicia Ventures: Argentina moving from fintech "experiments" to scalable opportunities

A mix of economic crises and a great knowledge base has made Argentinians great founders, says Grupo Galicia CVC head Sebastián Spena.

Feb 13, 2025

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Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…

UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.

Feb 13, 2024

Maersk shifts to venture client approach to move faster on new tech

Maersk revamped its Maersk Growth innovation unit in June with a new team and a change in how it invests in tech and sustainability.

Jan 5, 2024

How dominant CVCs stalled the Thai tech ecosystem

After a promising start the Thai startup ecosystem has slowed. Some say too much corporate money may have been part of the problem.

Dec 14, 2023

The Big Deal: Husk targets "half the planet" with its solar systems

Husk Power Systems has just raised $100m from investors including Shell to build 1,500 solar mini-grids in India and Nigeria in the next four to five years.

Oct 27, 2023
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