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Japan is the fund leader among Asian universities

Japan's sophisticated network of university investment funds make it an outlier among other Asian countries.


Oct 17, 2024

Smaller corporates embrace venture building

Smaller companies build their own ventures more than larger corporates and the chief executive is more involved with the CVC, according to GCV's Keystone benchmarking survey.

Oct 15, 2024

VCs want active, not passive corporate investors

Here's how to make the relationship between a VC and its strategic corporate LPs one that benefits both sides.

Oct 11, 2024

Five tech breakthroughs bringing us closer to beating cancer

Personalised treatment, combination therapies, vaccines and of course AI: pharmaceutical investors are backing a surge of new cancer technologies.

Oct 10, 2024

Fewer — but bigger — corporate-backed startup exits in September

The longed-for recovery in startup exits hasn't yet arrived. But those startups that did get bought or publicly listed in September did so at higher prices.

Oct 7, 2024

Spinout investor Kurma Partners raises $154m for biotech fund

The European venture capital firm aims to raise a total €250m for its fourth fund by next year.

Oct 4, 2024

Japan sees boost in corporate investment in Q3, while Israel experiences slump

Japan saw an 80% rise in corporate backed funding rounds while India saw a 45% increase and Israel saw a 38% drop.

Oct 4, 2024

Pangaea Ventures on the hunt for Asian deeptech with new $85m fund

The Canadian venture firm is opening an office in Asia as Asian corporations flock to invest in its fifth fund and largest fund.

Sep 30, 2024

Berger joins Saudi city project Neom as biotech investment director

Berger will lead the biotech investment for the Saudi city project, contributing to the Kingdom's goal of becoming a global biotech hub.

Sep 25, 2024

Want to rank entrepreneurial universities? Look at funds not founders

Universities are having an increasingly big impact on startup ecosystems through funds — here's how GUV plans to measure it and why we won't look at individual founders.

Sep 24, 2024

Ian McClure to oversee innovation at University of Kentucky's hospitals and clinics

Ian McClure is expanding his role from associate vice president for research, innovation and economic impact at the University of Kentucky to include vice president of innovation for UK Healthcare, the institution's health system.

Sep 23, 2024

Newer CVCs have a stronger strategic focus

More than 300 new CVC units have been created since 2020. They are less US-centric and more focused on energy than older peers.

Sep 20, 2024
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