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How investors can build a great platform team: 6 tips

From finding startup champions at the corporate parent to having a pot of money to test technologies, here are steps for building a successful portfolio development team.


Jan 17, 2025

US agricultural firm FMC disbands venturing arm

FMC Ventures’ team has been let go but its portfolio will continue to be managed by the corporate.

Jan 17, 2025

Defence CVCs collide in supply chain crunch

Military contractors are swimming in an ever-crowded pool of technology partners, posing new challenges for strategy and financial management.

Jan 16, 2025

New Zealand dairy company Fonterra taps Ma to lead EU investments

The Ki Tua Fund brings on Ma from French VC Capagro to head European investments.

Jan 13, 2025

Brazilian paper maker Suzano invests in AI land use startup Marvin to…

Suzano's investment arm has upped its investment in Marvin as the climate crisis puts landowners at increased risk.

Jan 13, 2025

Grieve leaves New Zealand dairy company Fonterra's investment fund

After three years at the Ki Tua Fund, Grieve will be looking for new opportunities.

Jan 8, 2025

12 groundbreaking global university spinouts that raised funding in 2024

Our pick of spinout technologies that are breaking new ground in plastics recycling, data storage, photonics, semiconductor materials and decoding the genome.

Jan 8, 2025

A new US president and the data centre boom will boost the…

Corporate VCs expect the needs of AI data centres and US deregulation to boost energy funding, with grid tech and nuclear among the winners.

Jan 6, 2025

8 tips for investing in Japan’s university spinouts

Japan has a well-funded and vibrant market for deep tech companies spun out of its universities. Here are some of the quirks that foreign investors seeking to dip a toe into the sector should look out for.

Jan 2, 2025

Sabrina Jones departs Bosch Ventures

Jones had founded two internal ventures at the company before moving to the CVC arm to manage open innovation.

Jan 2, 2025

CVC's most active investors in 2024 - and how they invested

GCV has looked through our data to find the busiest investors in corporate venture capital. Here's how and where they invested in 2024.

Jan 1, 2025

Big exits returned in 2024 as corporates bought portfolio companies

Large life sciences deals and corporate investors buying the companies in their own portfolio have been key to an improving exit market.

Dec 26, 2024
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