Energy

Japanese venture capital culture is starting to change and women at corporate venture units are at the forefront of the transition.

GCV Rising Star Demi Edosomwan has departed from TotalEnergies Ventures and joined Vivo Energy as head of new ventures.

The silicon-carbon material developer added cash from Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund and Molicel to close a $614m series C round as the industry continues to benefit from strategic investment.

Space is a $1tn plus opportunity, even for companies outside the aerospace sector, and partnering early with new spacetech startups can give companies a head start. But consider these 5 things before you plunge in.

While corporate-backed deals are down at the subdued levels we've been observing since July, mobility, logistics and gaming saw an uptick.

The US’s $369bn climate act is a "game changer" in terms of size and could lure clean energy investors away from Europe.

Keeping the investment committee small and lean appears to be the norm and c-suite executives are usually included.

The German company has partnered with cleantech firms to build an ammonia cracker that could produce emissions-free hydrogen at industrial scale.

Some 44% of respondents said politics was their biggest worry about investing in China, followed by the difficulty of hiring a local team.

Terna Forward has been allocated over $50m and will look to invest in external companies as well as spinning off innovative technology through an incubator model.

Oil and gas companies' profits have risen more than five-fold in the last two years. But investment activities are increasing more slowly.