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Build local, acquire faster: defence investment trends for 2026
Investment in defence startups is increasing rapidly with many nations developing their own critical technology supply chains.
Jan 7, 2026AI bubble: corporate investors cautiously take bets as crash forecasts grow
CVC teams increasingly navigate a minefield of overvalued AI startups as they seek to invest in the transformative technology.
Jan 2, 2026The most popular stories of 2025 — and what they tell us…
GCV readers were drawn to stories on AI and defence as well as articles outlining how the CVC sector is changing.
Dec 31, 2025Sinha heads Indian mining company Vedanta's new corporate venture unit
The newly independent CVC will focus on AI, machine learning and other deep tech.
Dec 29, 2025More than 50 corporate investment funds created in 2025
Many of the new CVC units were launched by Asian corporates in Japan, China and Korea.
Dec 25, 2025Shimada leaves Sony's VC investment fund
Ryoya Shimada was based at Sony Innovation Fund in Tokyo, Japan.
Dec 23, 2025Corporate investment in African startups reached 3-year high in early 2025
The first half of 2025 saw a 44% jump in the number of corporate-backed startup funding rounds in Africa.
Dec 19, 2025Bosch plans to build up to 20 new startups in the next…
Bosch is looking to reignite growth after several stagnant years and creating new startups through its Bosch Business Innovations unit is part of this plan.
Dec 18, 2025Galindo leaves role as head of Cemex’s investment arm
Ex-Powerlister Gonzalo Galindo Gout led the corporate VC arm of construction business Cemex since its launch in 2017.
Dec 17, 2025Daujotas joins Australian miner Fortescue's ventures unit
Kip Daujotas was an associate at Aramco Ventures for more than four years.
Dec 3, 2025Assad joins investment arm of Saudi contractor Nesma & Partners
Haifa Assad has joined Imad Ventures as a senior investment analyst.
Dec 1, 2025Updated: 13 women in CVC in the US South and Midwest
CVCs based in the southern and midwestern US often end up getting overlooked. Here is an updated list of women dominating corporate venture capital in this region.
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