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Nupo Ventures spins out of Olam to go faster on fixing global…

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


Oct 18, 2024

Japan is the fund leader among Asian universities

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

Oct 17, 2024

Chilean food company Carozzi to invest $6m in startups

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

Oct 15, 2024

Smaller corporates embrace venture building

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.

Oct 15, 2024

VCs want active, not passive corporate investors

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

Oct 11, 2024

Tran to leave General Mills' 301 Inc investment arm

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

Oct 8, 2024

Tsuchikawa bids farewell to Sony Ventures

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

Oct 4, 2024

Japan sees boost in corporate investment in Q3, while Israel experiences slump

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

Oct 4, 2024

Bolgar Jackson leaves Danone Ventures after eight years

Holly Bolgar Jackson leaves the French food multinational's CVC arm after eight years to join the core business's enterprise strategy team.

Oct 1, 2024

Japanese ketchup maker Kagome launches $50m CVC fund

Formed in association with US venture firm SVG Ventures, the Sunrise Fund will back early-stage agritech startups.

Sep 26, 2024

Want to rank entrepreneurial universities? Look at funds not founders

Universities are having an increasingly big impact on startup ecosystems through funds — here's how GUV plans to measure it and why we won't look at individual founders.

Sep 24, 2024

Koranteng joins Sony Innovation Fund in Africa

The Japanese electronics producer named Kwame Koranteng an investment manager for its CVC arm, representing its first Africa-based investor.

Sep 23, 2024
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