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Zendesk Ventures isn't waiting around for AI to become mainstream
Several CVC units are targeting generative AI, but customer service software provider Zendesk has launched one of the few that can onboard that technology right now.
Jul 31, 2024Consumer startups took the biggest bankruptcy hit in the last two years
The pandemic and cost of living crisis have weakened the sector, as the stories of these five startup failures demonstrate.
Jul 30, 2024Credit Saison commits $200m to Latin American startups
The financial services firm's Mexican and Brazilian units are each equipped with $100m, and CVC unit Saison Capital will play a key role.
Jul 29, 2024BBC's startup investment arm emerges from stealth mode with metaverse deal
A first investment in live metaverse gig company Condense shows the kind of startup collaboration BBC Ventures is seeking.
Jul 26, 2024Ex-SoftBank investor Housenbold joins YouTuber MrBeast’s company
GCV Rising Star Jeffrey Housenbold, who helped set up telecoms firm SoftBank’s Vision Funds, has become president and COO at Beast Industries.
Jul 25, 2024US healthcare provider Ochsner Health’s CVC launches $10m fund
Ochsner Ventures’ new fund will target seed stage healthcare and health tech companies in Louisiana
Jul 25, 2024Shariv heads University Medical Center Göttingen’s new tech transfer office
The technology transfer veteran has been made head of the German teaching hospital's new technology transfer office.
Jul 24, 2024Can Baxus curb luxury drinks fraud by putting bottles on the blockchain?
The US-based startup is using blockchain to authenticate and track the luxury drinks traded on its platform.
Jul 24, 2024US insurer Liberty Mutual's CVC launches $200m fund
The US insurer follows on from its 2015 fund with a second focusing on tech development in the sector
Jul 24, 2024Xiaomi raises $1.4bn for chip fund
Corporate investors JoulWatt, Southchip and Nano Star Ventures have become limited partners in the Chinese computer electronics producer's fund.
Jul 24, 2024German media CVC Burda Principal Investments expands team
Media conglomerate Hubert Burda’s CVC unit hired London-based Briac Bombrun and Berlin-based Lena Nedebock, increasing its headcount to 25.
Jul 24, 2024UPDATED – Kfir joins Dell Technologies Capital as partner
After more than two years leading investments in tech startups, Omri Green is leaving Dell Technologies Capital to become a founder again.
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