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Corporate-backed Giant Ventures raises $250m for funds

BMW was among the investors that backed the UK venture firm, which will be divided into a $100m seed fund and a $150m growth fund.


Feb 1, 2024

Gradient Ventures hires Brackin and Srinivas

Serial entrepreneur Andrew Brackin and seasoned VC Siri Srinivas have joined Alphabet’s early-stage AI fund as partners.

Feb 1, 2024

Sinar Mas Land's CVC launches a biomedical fund

The Biomedical Fund will invest in Indonesian health tech and biotech startups.

Jan 26, 2024

Healthcare is failing minority women. Could CVCs fix it?

Healthcare systems are failing BIPOC women, but entrepreneurs are trying to fill some of the gap — if they can get the funding.

Jan 24, 2024

CVC Unplugged: M&A wave about to hit digital health, says MSD's Taranto

Digital health is not disappearing as a market but will get a "harsh reality check" says the head of the MSD venture unit.

Jan 23, 2024

Value of corporate-backed start-up funding deals falls 43%

• Corporates invested 43% less capital in startup funding rounds in 2023 compared with the previous year. • The number of active corporate investors fell by 17%, as many opted to wait out poor market conditions. • The number of corporates taking LP positions in VC funds fell to its lowest level in a decade.

Jan 22, 2024

Quantinuum's $300m round shows growing corporate bets on quantum

Backed by JPMorgan Chase, Honeywell, Amgen, Mitsui & Co, Quantinuum is working both on quantum hardware and software — and is now one of the biggest players in the field.

Jan 19, 2024

Galitzer joins Koch’s US CVC team

Koch Disruptive Technologies has promoted Israel-based director Jon Galitzer to a US managing director role.

Jan 18, 2024

Taiho leans in with fresh $100m as other oncology investors retreat

Biotech venture capital is shrinking from boomtime highs, but Sakae Asanuma, CEO of Taiho Ventures, says now is a good time to find new novel treatments to back.

Jan 18, 2024

Grupo Marista launches CVC fund

The Brazilian education and health provider is expanding its startup investments following a strategic update last year.

Jan 17, 2024

Spinout tracker: January 2024

GUV is launching a weekly spinout tracker to surface the most exciting new and emerging companies based on university research.

Jan 15, 2024

How to set up a high-performing CVC platform team

Six tips on how to create a high-performing platform team that can create strategic value from startup investments.

Jan 12, 2024
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