Energy

Funding for corporate-backed rounds leapt 370% in the first quarter of 2026 as OpenAI headlined a range of multibillion-dollar deals.

Sophia Nadur, the BP Ventures managing director that co-founded the energy company's electrification business, will now advise startups.

Japan's largest power generation company will work with the US university to commercialise clean energy tech spinouts.

Traditional practices in finance, agriculture, energy and the creative industries are being broken down as blockchain technology ushers in faster and more streamlined transactions.

University of Oxford spinout Densix is developing a power converter with output two orders of magnitude higher than current technology. It may prove critical to meeting the needs of AI data centres.

As head of the ventures unit, John Willis engaged with startup founders and corporate venture investors exploring new technologies in the energy sector.

The war in the Gulf region has upended traditional supply chain routes for critical commodities, making the case for investment in technologies that protect against geopolitical disruption.

Our project to highlight the outstanding women working in corporate venturing now focuses on the UK.

ETH Zürich spinout company Haelixa has developed a technology that uses DNA to mark raw materials and finished products as a way to verify their authenticity with uses in textiles, the diamond sector and food.

As it looks to make the first investment by summer, the new Valetec-managed fund aims to help the oil and gas company go greener.

Chad Bown, Houston-based managing director, is leaving the CVC team as it shifts strategy to mirror new priorities at the oil and gas company.