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Ex-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, 2024

Can 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, 2024

Xiaomi 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, 2024

Updated: 6 more functional food startups to watch

From caffeine-infused teas to mushroom gummies and liquid meal supplements, updated for 2024: here are some more startups making waves in the functional food industry.

Jul 17, 2024

Five tips for corporates building their own startups

From choosing the right team to lead a new venture to creating a cap table that will attract venture capital investors, here are tips on how to do venture building well.

Jul 12, 2024

Fast fashion company Shein to launch $271m CVC fund

The low-cost clothing retailer, which wants to list in London this year, will back European sustainable fabric companies through the fund.

Jul 10, 2024

Mexican and Chilean CVC-as-a-service firms join forces

Innova360 powered by Bluebox will have 35 team members and $15m distributed among eight corporate venturing funds across Latin America.

Jul 10, 2024

UK Labour party win: Promise of spinout support and a Great British…

The change in government in the UK could bring a bigger focus on boosting spinout numbers and more investment in electricity grid upgrades.

Jul 5, 2024

Corporate-linked exits rise to the levels of Q1 2022

The second quarter of 2024 has seen a boost in corporate exits, a rise in corporate seed stage investing, and an increase in deals in the media sector.

Jul 5, 2024

Park to lead Naver’s CVC and accelerator unit

Yong-Jung Park, who spent six years as investment director at Naver, joined its D2SF unit to lead AI, consumer and enterprise software deals.

Jul 3, 2024

Lego Ventures veteran Fuhrmann-Breitholtz launches investment firm

Isa Fuhrmann-Breitholtz, formerly head of Silicon Valley Hub at toy producer Lego’s CVC unit, launched South Bay to back real estate startups.

Jul 3, 2024

Fraud, debt and licensing: five reasons CVC-backed healthcare startups went bust

Alongside fintech and consumer startups, this sector has seen the most startups go into administration since 2022. These are some of the reasons why.

Jul 3, 2024
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