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Bangkok-based Vorawan Wangpanitkul moves up at SCBX’s corporate venturing unit after a three-year stint as principal.

The dollar value of energy venture deals that corporates took part in fell 63% in the second quarter.

As corporate venture capital units compete more with financial VC firms for talented investors, they are having to get creative on compensation packages.

Four years after helping to set up corporate venture unit Saison Capital, Chris Sirise has departed to co-launch a Web3 company builder.

Spinout creation rates vary wildly at universities and intelligent capital and corporate partners have a big role in changing the numbers.

Corporate investors have been part of $3bn worth of AI deals so far this year, with June particularly strong. There has also been a uptick in exits.

Kevin Weber will focus on fintech investments and enterprise capabilities at the investment arm of American Express.

Functional foods open the door for innovation in a market that thought it had it all figured out.

The functional food sector is a multi-billion global market with high single-digit expected growth rates.

Invest like a VC, lean into corporate expertise, bring in external entrepreneurs and set up the unit with as much independence as possible.

From joint startup prize competitions to joint investment funds, corporates are increasingly joining forces to source innovation.