Consumer

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.

As India’s startup sector matures, foreign CVCs are increasingly choosing to set up teams in the country to invest in high growth sectors such as climate tech, fintech and software.

Fonterra launched an investment arm last month and its first deal, a $10m funding round US startup Pendulum, targets gut health.

Go-Ventures has been renamed Argor Capital, and its latest fund counts GoTo as well as other investors across the globe among its LPs.

From the reluctance to invest in AI to the emergence of a shadow VC space, this is what we learned from one of the biggest gatherings of corporate investors.

Knowing your co-investors — and voting rights — extremely well is essential, says Merck GHI’s Bill Taranto.

Autonomous delivery robots are now cheaper to run than hiring humans. A partnership between Bolt and Starship Technologies marks a pivotal moment.

Nanna Andersen, head of new growth and ventures for H&M Group, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.

Brendon Blacker, managing partner of Delivery Hero Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.