Consumer

David Garcia, head of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks' venture fund, is targeting consumer experience ventures rather than sports technology.

In partnership with Touchdown Ventures, Abu Dhabi-based Agathia Ventures will invest in early to growth-stage startups developing food-related offerings.

The beverage giant and eight of its bottlers are pitching in to invest in sustainability across their ecosystem.

Spinout creation rates vary wildly at universities and intelligent capital and corporate partners have a big role in changing the numbers.

Corporate investors have been part of $3bn worth of AI deals so far this year, with June particularly strong. There has also been a uptick in exits.

Functional foods open the door for innovation in a market that thought it had it all figured out.

The Israel-based startup has created nutrition bars aimed at reducing stress and a smartwatch app that tracks stress levels.

The functional food sector is a multi-billion global market with high single-digit expected growth rates.

Invest like a VC, lean into corporate expertise, bring in external entrepreneurs and set up the unit with as much independence as possible.

From joint startup prize competitions to joint investment funds, corporates are increasingly joining forces to source innovation.

Corporate investment units that have business development embedded in their teams tend to outperform those that do without.