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The most popular stories of 2025 — and what they tell us…
GCV readers were drawn to stories on AI and defence as well as articles outlining how the CVC sector is changing.
Dec 31, 2025The most active corporate investors of 2025
Crypto-native investors such as Coinbase Ventures and Animoca Brands wrote a large number of smaller cheques while AI chipmaker Nvidia emerged as a dominant venture force, especially for large funding rounds.
Dec 30, 2025More than 50 corporate investment funds created in 2025
Many of the new CVC units were launched by Asian corporates in Japan, China and Korea.
Dec 25, 2025Biotech company Illumina loses venture building head Casas
Marc Martin Casas, former head of Illumina Ventures Labs, has moved to the US branch of growth equity firm Premji Invest.
Dec 19, 2025Zurriaga leaves Sanofi to join MSD’s startup investment team
Alba Zurriaga will focus on digital health in her new role after four years at Sanofi Ventures.
Dec 18, 2025UK pharma group GSK spins out corporate VC arm
Action Potential Venture Capital invests in bioelectronic medicines, which treat diseases with electrical pulses instead of drugs.
Dec 15, 2025Olympus triples down on startup investing with $150m second medtech fund
Olympus Innovation Ventures' second fund will invest in startups developing technology related to Olympus' endoscopy business, where it is a world leader.
Dec 15, 2025Corporate investment in startups rises as firms race to catch robotics trend
Entire sub-sectors ranging from autonomous vehicles to healthcare provision to wealth management saw at least double the corporate-backed funding rounds of the same month last year.
Dec 8, 2025Yeo joins pharma company Eli Lily's VC arm
Ronne Yeo sourced Asian life sciences startups for Johnson & Johnson's VC investment team in Singapore.
Dec 5, 2025Angelini in $175m deal with EIB to invest in European healthtech
Angelini Ventures and the European Investment Bank will back up to 10 startups over the next six years as they look to boost Europe's healthtech sector.
Dec 3, 2025Updated: 13 women in CVC in the US South and Midwest
CVCs based in the southern and midwestern US often end up getting overlooked. Here is an updated list of women dominating corporate venture capital in this region.
Dec 1, 2025Seah joins VC arm of Malaysian hotel and casino group Genting
Wei Cong Seah will invest globally in early and growth-stage startups in technologies aligned with Genting Group’s diverse business lines.
Nov 17, 2025Featured Content
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CVC DirectoryFull details of 600+ CVC units globally, including key people, sector focus, preferred investment stage and more. ull access for GCV+ subscribers.CVC Directory
Full details of 600+ CVC units globally, including key people, sector focus, preferred investment stage and more. ull access for GCV+ subscribers.
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