Energy

The second quarter of 2024 has seen a boost in corporate exits, a rise in corporate seed stage investing, and an increase in deals in the media sector.

LG’s incubation unit hired Ramkumar Krishnan, who worked at multiple renewable energy companies, to identify cleantech opportunities.

The former founder was an adviser to startups before taking on the new investing role.

Alongside fintech and consumer startups, this sector has seen the most startups go into administration since 2022. These are some of the reasons why.

Indian stockbrokerage Zerodha was one of the early entrants into the country's startup ecosystem. Now, it says, the next big era of Indian CVC is coming.

Venture firm Vireo Ventures has received an undisclosed sum from the utility’s CVC unit, representing the latter’s second fund investment.

Corporate investors are leaning into the ways they are different from VC investors and reaping the benefit in a tricky investment climate.

GCV Emerging Leader Frederico Gonçalves is now partner and managing director of the CVC arm, following former head Luís Manuel’s departure.

Humanoid robots have gone from theory to reality thanks to advances in AI and falls in component costs — and corporate investors are interested.

The Chilean auto parts manufacturer has shut down its $20m startup investment subsidiary and its Emasa Mobility Hub after three years.

Gareth Burns, head of BP Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.