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Indian stockbrokerage Zerodha was one of the early entrants into the country's startup ecosystem. Now, it says, the next big era of Indian CVC is coming.

Corporate investors are leaning into the ways they are different from VC investors and reaping the benefit in a tricky investment climate.

Humanoid robots have gone from theory to reality thanks to advances in AI and falls in component costs — and corporate investors are interested.

Olivier Garel, managing partner at Unilever Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Dong-Su Kim, CEO of LG Technology Ventures, is one of the leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Juan Palacios, managing director of Btomorrow Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Rachel Sheppard, director of ventures at Mars Petcare, is one of the leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Gen Tsuchikawa, chairman of Sony Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Sony's venture arm plans to look to Europe and beyond for backers when it launches its next fund, as it expands to Africa and seeks content as well as tech.

Co-managed by Innoh Associates, the CVC unit will operate for seven years and back strategic areas such as marketing, retail, energy and AI.

Customer analytics platform Dunnhumby and its CVC unit will run the networking scheme to help match retail startups, partners and investors.