Consumer

The number of corporate-backed funding rounds continued to decline in Q3, but September saw a sharp jump in the value of deals. Large deals are back, too.

Science-based evidence of health benefits, access to customer data and an influx of investment are behind the growth in functional foods.

Turkey has the ingredients to be a top tech market, but it needs investors to take more risk if its startups are to get past early stage.

Parent company representation on startup and portfolio company boards is an essential element of the corporate innovation industry - but who holds these seats?

Tom Lounibos, managing director of Accenture Ventures, the consulting firm's corporate venture capital unit, has made several investments in space technology startups.

The US's $369bn climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), promises to put the US at the forefront of the clean energy transition, but the act has its limitations.

The CVC sector's reputation is improving after a rocky start in Latin America’s largest economy.

Mars' pet food and veterinary subsidiary has teamed up with Digitalis Partners to launch a second Companion Fund, following a $100m predecessor in 2018.

CVCs appear to be increasingly comfortable with taking a leading role in startup funding rounds — does this mark a permanent shift?

From technology that studies cosmic rays to measure soil moisture to a system that can turn air into water, we look at the most promising new startups in the water tech sector.

A majority of CVCs still prefer to hire experienced investors externally, but internal hiring may be increasing in popularity.