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Two years since the inception of the investment arm, new head Takeshi Kodama is helping solidify the unit's vision for the future energy mix.

Defence and industrial investors are increasingly interested in using quantum sensors to go where the GPS system cannot take us.

The costs of making things in space — and getting them back to earth — is high. But infrastructure to bring down the costs is being built.

The decline of cleantech and hydrogen investments is overstated in H1, according to GCV data, while transport investments go cold.

Funding numbers are down as Southeast Asia's startups have failed to keep track with the move to deep tech, but they can overcome that by adopting an international outlook.

Former GCV Emerging Leader Scott Pinizzotto is seeking new climate tech VC opportunities after almost 10 years at Engie's venture unit.

Clifford Platt is departing from his investments-focused role as senior director of corporate development for Nvidia, having helped turbocharge its CVC strategy.

Tulum Energy, spun out of industrial group Techint, has developed a technology that creates emissions-free hydrogen at similar costs to hydrogen based on fossil fuels.

The new funding brings total commitments at Propel Venture Partners, which was spun out of the Spanish bank in 20216, to more than $437m.

A shift in focus to premium drinks brands and profitability, along with new strategic direction from the c-suite, may have played a role in Diageo's exit from Distill Ventures.

The corporate investment arm of Indian airline Indigo targets consumer startups in the sustainability, digital solutions and advanced air mobility space.