Financial

Universities are having an increasingly big impact on startup ecosystems through funds — here's how GUV plans to measure it and why we won't look at individual founders.

After rejoining Hearst Ventures in July, Gabby Munoz was tasked to make fintech deals at the US media firm’s ratings agency subsidiary.

More than 300 new CVC units have been created since 2020. They are less US-centric and more focused on energy than older peers.

The number of deals in UK spinouts at the earliest stage of equity investing has been falling over the past few years, highlighting a potential bottleneck in early-stage funding.

We’re entering a new age of highly personalised and democratised financial services, says Fidelity International Strategic Ventures’s Alokik Advani, but we still want our hands held.

Some 50% of a consumer startup's capital is spent on advertising, so trading equity for ads can save money. Here's how to get those deals to work.

Australia has one of the world's most mature university investment ecosystems, thanks to large pensions funds, Uniseed and royalties from wifi.

Luca Zabaione, who was with Banca Sella for 14 months, will be senior investment manager for VC group CDP’s Digital Transition Fund.

The UK insurer’s CVC team, headed by Ben Luckett, has joined Aviva Investors’ newly formed venture and strategic capital function.

PruVen Capital's first fund had one corporate backer. Its second sees contribution from multiple insurance companies.

Michael Buchinger is joining Rethink Ventures after more than three years with German financial services firm Allianz's CVC.