Financial

Steindl is joining a new venture capital firm focused on European technology scale-ups.

The rebranded investment company welcomed the European Investment Fund as an anchor investor in its Growth Fund I.

Corporate-backed startups exits were at their highest level for over two years in Q1 2025, with large acquisitions spiking the total value.

There were 1,215 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in Q1, the highest quarterly total for two years.

The language may be changing but the opportunities and the returns are still there for impact investors.

Karim Menn has left Commerzbank's CVC unit after nearly five years to join a German B2B technology VC firm Wunderland Capital.

Shaw was vice president of M&A at Synchrony Ventures before working in institutional VC.

Startups backed by corporate investors are less likely to go bust. This pattern holds true even in a tough investment climate.

CoreWeave, Discord, Klarna and Jio are among the high-value tech companies on the slate for 2025 IPOs, but market volatility could delay things, says exits expert Jeff Baglio.

Corporate investors have become pivotal players in VC markets around the globe, able to move markets. It’s now time to press our advantage.

Web3 looks set to be responsible for a flurry of exits as buyers take advantage of friendlier regulation and entertainment companies join fintech as key players.