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Corporate investors are disproportionately involved in the biggest funding rounds by energy sector startups.

More corporate investors choose to invest in academic research. But it requires much different skills to investing in later-stage startups.

Steve Smith, the new head of National Grid Partners, has shifted focus to technologies that directly impact the operation of the power grid.

Basel has quietly built a life sciences ecosystem that’s becoming hard to ignore.

Some 54% of the dollars invested in generative AI startups last year came from funding rounds involving corporate investors. Stock markets are rewarding big corporate gen AI spenders handsomely.

There will not be enough rare earth metals to make the magnets industry needs in the next decade so the race is on to find alternatives.

Masatoshi Nishi, who has been with the Japanese oil and gas producer for more than a decade, will oversee CVC activities for the firm.

From appointing an independent advisory board to hiring an external management team, here are several recommendations for building internal ventures successfully.

The fund is raising an initial £150m to finance deep tech startups from eight universities in the UK Midlands.

Exit values are increasing, crypto funding has seen a resurgence and Singapore has seen a 60% year-on-year increase in corporate-backed funding rounds.

Regulation of generative AI is still shifting, so how should investors place bets on startups? Here are nine things to consider.