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Denmark's Novo Holdings hires Sheikh as quantum investor
Amer Sheikh, who was previously at HSBC Ventures, will co-lead Novo Holdings' quantum investments.
Jan 23, 2026New year, new you? Here are 10 startups that can help you…
Whether it's giving up vices, improving your health or finally launching that big personal project, here are 10 startups with tech that can help.
Jan 13, 2026Biotech company Servier launches $234m venture fund
The French biotech company's €200m Servier Ventures unit will initially target oncology and neurology startups, focusing on Europe.
Jan 12, 2026University of Pennsylvania launches $50m fund with pharma group BioNTech
The US Ivy League institution has had some recent successful exits of life science spinouts.
Jan 12, 2026Dowlin leaves investment arm of US federal benefits provider GEHA
Kiel Dowlin led the ventures arm for two-and-a-half years.
Jan 9, 2026Healthcare investors hope for more early-stage and exit activity going into 2026
After a rough few years for healthcare investment, the exits market is opening up and healthcare admin, AI and data are catching investor’s eyes.
Jan 8, 2026Hayes joins Philips venture team as investment director
Tyler Hayes has joined Dutch healthcare company Philips after investing in health tech companies at VC Thuja Capital.
Jan 6, 2026Amir Blatt becomes pharma group Johnson & Johnson's latest venture investor
Amir Blatt, co-founder and previous CEO of healthtech investment firm Almeda Ventures, has joined Johnson & Johnson – Innovation, JJDC’s EMEA team.
Jan 5, 2026Harmeier heads pharma company Roche’s startup investment arm
Anja Harmeier has taken over from her previous boss to head the pharma group’s CVC.
Jan 5, 2026The 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.
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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
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