Industrial

The LG Group-launched holding group’s LX Ventures will invest in clean energy, industrial automation, green materials and chip technology.

From the reluctance to invest in AI to the emergence of a shadow VC space, this is what we learned from one of the biggest gatherings of corporate investors.

The AI-equipped mining company, which raised $195m this week, can help bridge a multitrillion-dollar supply gap for the rare earth metals used in batteries, according to Equinor Ventures' Jeroen van der Hoek.

Knowing your co-investors — and voting rights — extremely well is essential, says Merck GHI’s Bill Taranto.

Autonomous delivery robots are now cheaper to run than hiring humans. A partnership between Bolt and Starship Technologies marks a pivotal moment.

Minas Apelian, VP of internal and external venturing at Nova by Saint-Gobain, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.

Kenneth Bronfin, senior managing director of Hearst Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.

Stefan Gabriel, managing director and chief executive of Hitachi Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.

Gonzalo Galindo, president of Cemex Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.

Kurt Kaltenegger, head of ABB Technology Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.