Financial

Wana Schulze and Ivan Yoon will lead CVC investments at Telefónica’s seed and early-stage Brazilian subsidiaries.

Axa Venture Partners will invest nine-figure amounts through the new fund, which is expected to close in 2025 with its insurer parent putting up half the capital.

As the travel sector recovers post-Covid, sustainable tourism is emerging as a growing trend. But are corporates daring to back it?

Mario Augusto Maia, managing partner of Cogent Venture Partners, joins the pod to talk about the best way to launch a venturing unit.

Corporate investors have been the most active backers of startups in the country, focusing on fintech, ecommerce and logistics.

Advances in AI, computing, and connectivity mean digital transformation is reaching previously unreachable areas. Here are seven early-stage startups pushing the boundaries.

One month into the second quarter of this year, overall deal count and dollar volume continue to decline, but a relative uptick in transport and mobility-related deals showed pockets of investment remain strong.

Turkey's young but growing community of corporate investors is hoping to bring prosperity to the country and nervous about the elections.

SoftBank's $120m sale of Paytm stock at a loss came in the same week as valuation cuts for Swiggy, Ola and Zomato as India's once promising startup scene hits turbulence.

As corporate investment units get bigger, they need a mix of skillsets and career levels — and a good COO to manage them.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation’s $200m SMBC Asia Rising Fund will back fintech companies in Southeast Asia and India.