Energy

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

More than 300 new CVC units have been created since 2020. They are less US-centric and more focused on energy than older peers.

The number of deals in UK spinouts at the earliest stage of equity investing has been falling over the past few years, highlighting a potential bottleneck in early-stage funding.

Ionel Nechiti joined Saudi Aramco’s CVC subsidiary’s North American team led by managing directors Jim Sledzik and Daniel Carter.

Some 50% of a consumer startup's capital is spent on advertising, so trading equity for ads can save money. Here's how to get those deals to work.

Australia has one of the world's most mature university investment ecosystems, thanks to large pensions funds, Uniseed and royalties from wifi.

Sabancı is building a multi-gigawatt renewables portfolio, and Sabancı Climate Ventures is helping find US and European start-up technologies to plug in.

"Resiliency-phase" units move away from CEO supervision, invite business units onto the investment committee and make multiple investments in other venture funds.

From partnering with other universities to working with an existing external VC fund, here are models for universities to consider.

Till Rösnick, who joined the paper towel producer’s CVC unit in 2020 as an investment manager, has been appointed as managing director.

University venture funds remain a rarity among the top research universities in the US and in Europe — here are the reasons why and how thigns might change.