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Video: Midlands Mindforge seeks VC partners for UK spinout fund  

The fund is raising an initial £150m to finance deep tech startups from eight universities in the UK Midlands.


Feb 15, 2024

Ajinomoto CVC expands to America

The MSG seasoning manufacturer has opened a Silicon Valley CVC office three years after it began startup investment activities in Japan.

Feb 13, 2024

Bupa launches a $13m fund in Australia

Adele Moynihan will lead Bupa Ventures, which will target Asia-Pacific region healthtech and elderly care startups from seed to series A stages.

Feb 13, 2024

Sony and Intel back company making key part for next wave of…

UK smartphone camera component developer Cambridge Mechatronics’ latest round featured strategic investors Sony Ventures and Intel Capital.

Feb 13, 2024

Exit values are up and Singapore saw corporate-backed funding leap in January

Exit values are increasing, crypto funding has seen a resurgence and Singapore has seen a 60% year-on-year increase in corporate-backed funding rounds.

Feb 12, 2024

How to invest in gen AI amid regulatory uncertainty

Regulation of generative AI is still shifting, so how should investors place bets on startups? Here are nine things to consider.

Feb 9, 2024

CSAA to wind down CVC activities

Avanta Ventures will not make new investments but managing partner Sanjiv Parikh will remain at the unit to manage the existing portfolio.

Feb 8, 2024

6 tips for investing in seed-stage companies

More corporate investors are turning to seed-stage investing to get early exposure to new technologies. But it requires a different skill set to what CVCs are used to.

Feb 8, 2024

Energy was the only corporate investment area not to fall in 2023…

Solar energy and grid storage saw some of the biggest funding rounds as falling prices put these clean energy options into the mainstream.

Feb 7, 2024

Takeda Ventures loses global head

GCV Powerlist member Michael Martin will reprise his president and CEO roles at Plexium, after more than a decade at Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

Feb 6, 2024

UK corporates fail to invest in the startup ecosystem

UK corporates invest in the domestic innovation ecosystem less than US, French and German peers. The government is trying to change that.

Feb 5, 2024

Age is just a number: 10 spinouts trying to cheat death

What if living to 100 was the norm rather than the exception for humans? Here are 10 companies using university research to make it happen.

Feb 4, 2024
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