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Brazil’s Petrobras to launch $93m VC fund after selecting Valetec Capital as…
After a lengthy process of figuring out how to proceed with its CVC strategy, the Brazilian energy company will begin VC investing early next year.
Oct 21, 2025Brunelli leaves corporate VC role at Italian utilities company A2A
Sofia Brunelli is joining CDP Venture Capital, a VC investor in Italian startups.
Oct 15, 2025Bouchet leaves TDK's VC arm for exec role at startup
Marc Bouchet took on the role of chief of staff for electrification infrastructure startup Amperesand, 18 months after TDK Ventures backed the startup's seed round.
Oct 10, 2025Corporate VC co-investments show patterns of trust and influence
Corporates frequently team up with each other to invest in startups. Who partners with who says a lot about how much a given team's track record is respected.
Oct 8, 2025Corporate investment in nuclear startups jumps amid growing data centre demand
Developers of small, modular nuclear reactors have received increased venture capital investment from technology companies seeking carbon-free energy.
Sep 26, 2025TDK Ventures: Tulum Energy holds key to future of low-carbon hydrogen
TDK backed the seed round of methane pyrolysis startup Tulum. Investors David Delfassy and Joshua Rubnitz explain why they felt the company's technology was a compelling bet.
Sep 23, 2025European venture builder targets corporates to join $18m startup creation fund
The Whataventure Fund will build companies that corporates can gain strategic insight from and also invest in at later stages.
Sep 18, 2025Even in sleepy August, corporate investments in startups rise year-on-year
August is always a quiet year for corporate-backed startup rounds but last month's deals still exceeded the same period in 2024.
Sep 10, 2025Six European power providers join to support $59m electrification VC fund
Encevo, Verbund and EnBW are among the energy utilities that chipped in as European electrification-focused Vireo Ventures reached a final close of its debut fund.
Sep 9, 2025British Business Bank taps CVC professionals for deep tech investing
Rachael Reid and Costantino Mariella spent several years as investors in corporate venture capital before moving to the UK economic development bank.
Sep 3, 2025Cutting-edge startups emerging from the UK's less-famous universities
Six spinout technologies — from lab-grown meat to satellite tech — that have come from UK universities usually overlooked by investors.
Aug 20, 2025Romero to step down from Jera’s startup investment unit
After two years as partner at Jera Ventures, Tim Romero will be going to a part-time advisory role at the end of August.
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