Financial

The failure of Tradelens has rocked faith in supply chain blockchain, but used correctly, the technology can bring trust back to transactions.

Corporate-backed VC deals fell just 2% in 2022 vs a 25% fall for venture capital overall. A record number of new corporate funds were created.

Strong internal networks help corporate investment teams get better results. Chad Bown, of BP, and Nicole Lapointe, of Capital One, shared tips on building them.

Synthetic biology, healthier options, sustainability and digitalisation are big themes for the beauty and food industries this year.

Several new corporate venture units have launched in the past few weeks, showing that big business is still committed to startup investing.

What's going to happen to healthcare startup funding this year? Will the IPO market recover? And what kinds of technologies are on the up? We asked some leading CVCs for their view.

The $275m round, the largest series B for three months, featured several pharmaceutical companies and is part of a thriving environment for gene therapy startups.

After both serving three years as Jump Capital’s vice-presidents, Saaya Nath and Tarun Gupta have been promoted to the firm’s partners.

Corporations are playing a bigger role in supporting new entrants to the venture industry.

Sustainability and customer experience are on the agenda for transportation CVCs in 2023.

Venture capital has poured into the cleantech sector over the past couple of years. Concerns are growing that startups may not be able to scale into viable companies that generate expected returns.