Sectors

Laurel Buckner will be the vice president of ventures at BHP Ventures where she will lead investments in the decarbonisation and green energy sectors.

Labour shortages and the ability to accelerate robot programming with genAI will breathe new life into the sector in 2024 say investors.

After serving a year as the head of corporate venture capital at Thai energy company Banpu, Smittipon Srethapramote has started a new position as CEO of Banpu's subsidiary, Banpu Next.

The ex-Illumina Ventures employee has launched a VC firm where she will be managing partner.

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

US insurance firm MassMutual’s investment arm has appointed Kara Burns a senior associate for its Climate Technology Fund.

Illumina Ventures alumnus Noel Lee has moved up to partner at Novo Holdings, just eight months after being hired as a principal in its Growth Investments team.

Claire Leurent, formerly principal at Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC, has joined AbbVie’s CVC unit as managing director.

Jakub Konieczny will now serve as the director of strategic investments at US-based automotive company JM Family Enterprises.

Olli Parkkonen will now serve as the manager of startup investments where he will manage Fortum's M&A projects and startup piloting initiatives.

Payments is an area fintech investors we've spoken to see as ripe for a shake up. They're also watching for an AI crash and the direction of interest rates.