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Ritzmann to head E.On Group Innovation
Mark Ritzmann has become CEO at German utility E.On’s innovation and incubation subsidiary, after six years at the firm.
Mar 19, 2024How the cost of generative AI is shaping the investment landscape
Perspectives on generative AI from corporate investors at the GCVI Summit in Monterey.
Mar 18, 2024Venturing helps the corporate bottom line — but only if you do…
In fact, doing it badly is worse than not having any CVC activity at all.
Mar 13, 2024Companies with active CVC units perform better — the full analysis
Global Corporate Venturing analysis indicates that companies with active CVC programmes have higher revenue, EBITDA and cash flow growth.
Mar 13, 2024Six types of corporate investor — which kind are you?
Classic investor, former founder, expert, activist. connector and outsider — there is a broad range of ways to excel at corporate investing.
Mar 11, 2024Barth and McCrackan promoted at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Daniel Barth and Ryan McCrackan have been promoted from senior associates to principals at Yamaha Motor Ventures.
Mar 11, 20246 things startups want from corporate investors
From having a business development professional on a startup's board to making sure the corporate's sales force are motivated to sell a portfolio company's product, here six things that startups value in their corporate investors.
Mar 8, 2024February confirms it: mega rounds are back
Four companies raised over $700m in February as a burgeoning crypto sector continued to help Singapore buck the bear market and pharma companies resparked IPOs in the US.
Mar 7, 2024ABB launches Motion Ventures
Ana Troncoso Ceola will lead ABB Motion Ventures focused on sustainability and energy transition, which falls under the ABB Ventures umbrella.
Mar 6, 2024A third of dollars raised by energy startups comes from corporate-backed rounds
Corporate investors are disproportionately involved in the biggest funding rounds by energy sector startups.
Mar 5, 20245 tips for investing in university spinouts
More corporate investors choose to invest in academic research. But it requires much different skills to investing in later-stage startups.
Mar 4, 2024National Grid looks to speed up startup collaboration as net zero pressures…
Steve Smith, the new head of National Grid Partners, has shifted focus to technologies that directly impact the operation of the power grid.
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