Health

There were 42 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in China in February, up 27% from the previous month. Most of these were backed by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and Baidu.

Medtech funding has been one of the fastest growing areas of CVC, and here are some of its brightest startups, from brain surgery microbots to holographic surgery technology.

Funders are increasingly making global access to healthcare IP a condition of their grants.

Investor interest in self-driving cars is booming again as commercial services have started operating. These are some of the opportunities that are emerging.

The venture firm is targeting consumer health startups that can prevent illness before it happens and has secured health product maker Schwabe as its financier.

January 2025 saw 53 corporate-backed startup exits, marking a 47% year-on-year increase and the highest total since early 2023, with deal values soaring to $4.52bn.

The volume of CVC deals jumped 31% from a year ago, while the return of large deals pushed up the value of funding rounds by 167%.

The number of corporate investors has tripled in the last decade and they are now part of one in every six startup funding rounds.

Clinics offering wraparound care for people taking weight loss drugs have become high-growth businesses, attractive to investors.

Its reputation of political neutrality — and strength in life sciences — is making Singapore a favoured launchpad for western investors and Chinese startups.

The new US Trump administration's policies will likely lead to far-reaching changes in health, defence, crypto, semiconductor and energy sectors.