- News & Analysis
- Home
- Latest News
- Reports
- Podcast
- The CVC Funding Round Database
- The CVC Directory
- University
- Video
- Subscribe
- Newsletters
- Events
Health
Corporate 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, 2025HTGF, Germany's mega VC seed fund, gives corporates access to later-stage tech
High-Tech Gründerfonds' latest fund allows corporate LPs to invest in startups that are closer to providing financial return.
Nov 14, 2025Italian industrial group Angelini opens VC investment office in Singapore
Angelini Ventures plans to broaden its investments in healthcare startups in the Asian region.
Nov 13, 2025IP Group partner Perez joins university spinout Rage Bio
Siro Perez helped set up the biotech startup while he was partner at IP Group in Australia.
Nov 13, 2025Japanese pharma sales company Toho launches $65m startup investment unit
Managed by Global Brain, the new fund will mainly seek overseas startups focused on frontier biotech.
Nov 12, 2025Value of exits for corporate-backed healthcare startups total nearly $4bn in October
M&As and IPOs continue their upward trend in October, with healthcare having a standout month, characterised by big exits in the private and public markets.
Nov 12, 2025Drug developer Biogen unveils VC investment arm
The biotech producer will invest in and incubate external projects through New Ventures, as Chelsea Johnson joins from Atlas Venture to lead the unit.
Nov 6, 2025Yde joins food and biotech company Ajinomoto’s VC investment unit
After a year building ventures, Mark Yde is joining Ajinomoto Group Ventures to invest in healthcare, food and greentech.
Nov 6, 2025Featured Content
The CVC Funding Round DatabaseRealtime data of all startup funding rounds with corporate backers. Full access for GCV+ subscribers.The CVC Funding Round Database
Realtime data of all startup funding rounds with corporate backers. Full access for GCV+ subscribers.
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.
Corporate venture building reportData from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomesCorporate venture building report
Data from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomes
About us
GCV provides the global corporate venturing community and their ecosystem partners with the information, insights and access needed to drive impactful open innovation. Across our three services - News & Analysis, Community & Events, and the GCV Institute - we create a network-rich environment for global innovation and capital to meet and thrive. At the heart of our community sits the GCV Leadership Society, providing privileged access to all our services and resources.
Navigation
