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China-based CVCs have returned to backing large startup financing rounds, helping to boost deal volume in China as foreign investors exit the country.

After spending a year as Baker Hughes's New Venture Group's senior deal lead, Kai Martin has been hired by Shell Ventures as its new investment manager.

The founding partner of Zacua Ventures, Juan Nieto, joins the pod to talk about the large returns that are possible from technology adoption in the highly fragmented construction industry.

The South Korea-based startup has developed a new form of pet identification technology that scans cats' and dogs' faces.

The corporate venture capital unit will invest in a fund run by Mendoza Ventures, a VC firm focused on fintech, AI and cybersecurity.

Deal count was up in energy and transportation among an overall decline in corporate-backed venture funding.

The South Korea-based steel mill owner plans to launch a new corporate venture unit to explore investment opportunities in the steel, battery, food and energy sectors

Construction, agriculture, manufacturing and real estate may feel like an unlikely combination, but Tekfen Ventures president Sinan Uzan explains why its $65m fund is targeting these ‘foundational industries’.

IBM Enterprise AI Venture Fund will support the corporate's Watsonx platform as it looks to target the 'enormous potential of the AI revolution'.

The Japanese university spinout has developed a crop cultivation system to enable more sustainable farming practices.

Not only are we not capturing enough carbon but we are not making the most of what is collected. Using it in plastics production is an area we should explore further.