Consumer

Naver’s accelerator arm backed two US startups last month, Claythis and YesPlz, and will continue to seek out opportunities in North America.

There is potential to create several $1bn-plus companies focused on products and services for older adults. But few corporate investors have this on their radar yet.

DMG Ventures has announced two new $32m funds that will use media for equity arrangements, an increasingly common investment strategy.

Under pressure to simplify supply chains and improve sustainability, Nupo Ventures is building startups, with six under its belt so far.

Japan's sophisticated network of university investment funds make it an outlier among other Asian countries.

After months in stealth mode, Carozzi Ventures is ready to invest $6m over the next three years.

Smaller companies build their own ventures more than larger corporates and the chief executive is more involved with the CVC, according to GCV's Keystone benchmarking survey.

Here's how to make the relationship between a VC and its strategic corporate LPs one that benefits both sides.

Tran has led the packaged food company's venture capital arm since 2022 but is now leaving to support his wife's startup.

GCV Powerlist mainstay Gen Tsuchikawa left Japanese conglomerate Sony after two decades, having led its CVC unit in the past eight years.

Japan saw an 80% rise in corporate backed funding rounds while India saw a 45% increase and Israel saw a 38% drop.