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Buchsbaum joins Deutsche Leasing Gruppe’s CVC
After three years of VC investor Heliad, Buchsbaum turns his sights to supporting early stage startups in the DACH region.
Feb 6, 2025Kodama to head Japanese utility JERA's corporate VC arm
A decade after forming real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan's CVC arm, Takeshi Kodama is set to take over at Japan's JERA Ventures.
Feb 6, 2025Beauchamp leaves energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova’s venture unit
Beauchamp departs from General Electric’s power and renewables spin-off’s CVC to join Itinerant.
Feb 5, 2025Hitachi ups startup investment to $1bn as AI wave grows
The Japanese industrial conglomerate raised a fourth, $400m fund, which will focus on AI, frontier tech and push further into India.
Feb 5, 2025Tsutsuki joins Japanese machinery maker Yanmar's venture unit
Yanmar Ventures invests in deep tech startups in agri-, bio, food and climate tech.
Feb 4, 2025Blackberry venture fund leader Giallorenzo leaves
Giallorenzo launched and managed BlackBerry's corporate VC unit, Blackberry Ivy Innovation Fund.
Feb 3, 2025Munemasa joins Rakuten's investment arm
Takeshi Munemasa worked in various corporate development roles at Japan's Norinchukin Bank before taking on his new role.
Feb 3, 2025Carlos Kokron joins French utility Schneider Electric's venture arm
After a 7-year stint with Qualcomm Ventures, Carlos Kokron has joined French utility giant Schneider Electric's CVC unit as general partner.
Jan 29, 2025Toyota’s growth fund leads $191m round for vehicle inspection startup
Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth-stage fund, led a round for UVEye as global demand for vehicle inspection grows.
Jan 29, 2025The non-US AI startups competing with Silicon Valley heavyweights
DeepSeek's cut-price generative AI offering makes it a direct rival to OpenAI and its US peers, but it's far from alone. Here are some alternative startups from outside the US that have received corporate backing.
Jan 28, 2025Jaguar Land Rover sets sights on India with new innovation hub
JLR is the latest company to establish venture clienting partnerships with startups in the Indian market.
Jan 28, 2025Brazil's Braskem shuts investment arm, Oxygea Ventures
The Brazilian petrochemical company has a new CEO and is restructuring amid a slowdown in oil and gas.
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