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First rise in US corporate-backed startup funding rounds for two years
Corporate funding for startups is rising globally as well, with sectors such as as cybersecurity and healthcare seeing the most activity.
Jun 6, 2024Insurer Allstate's CVC launches new fund to "future-proof" against climate change
Allstate Strategic Ventures is finalising a new investment vehicle that will focus on long-term horizon investments in areas like climate tech.
May 31, 2024Gonzalez joins financial advisory firm Alantra's CVC team
Javier Gonzalez will be the director of Alantra's corporate venture capital team.
May 28, 2024How SC Ventures learned to build ventures on an industrial scale
SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered bank, has gone big on building its own startups. It has launched more than 15 so far and always has a pipeline of 30 projects.
May 17, 2024Where are the Canadian CVCs?
Only 6% of large Canadian corporations invest in startups — and most of their spending is directed abroad, according to a new survey by Deloitte Ventures.
May 14, 2024Follow-on investments need to become a CVC norm
Not doing follow-on investments will ruin a corporate investor’s reputation — and that of their portfolio company too. Here’s how to avoid that situation.
May 10, 2024Nine steps to get a corporation to think like a smart VC
Stanford professor Ilya Stebulaev has a step-by-step guide to get companies into the venture mindset. Step one: if you want a home run, you can't be afraid of striking out.
May 7, 2024Gaming sector sees surge of interest from corporate investors
The gaming sector saw a surge in interest from corporate investors in April. Deals in India and China are also bouncing back.
May 6, 2024This is what insurance sector investors are looking for now
Insurance CVCs are eyeing up the potential of AI even if regulation may make adoption slow. Climate risk mitigation and quantum are also on the menu. Blockchain — not so much.
May 2, 2024Munich Re Ventures promotes three team members
Alex Kamenetskiy is now managing director at the CVC unit, while Ian Sanders and Sabeeha Islam are SVP and VP of portfolio development.
May 1, 2024Shure gets promoted at Sella Direct Ventures
Jeremy Shure will continue to identify and invest in fintech startups in Europe and North America for Sella Group’s CVC unit.
May 1, 2024Auto investors shift focus to startups that make EVs cheaper to own
Amid declining sales of electric vehicles investors are searching for technologies that lower the cost of buying and owning EVs.
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Nominate your CVC starsWe are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.Nominate your CVC stars
We are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.
Corporate venture building reportData from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomesCorporate venture building report
Data from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomes
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