Industrial

Q&A with Andrew Byrnes, VC director, Micron Ventures

Illumina and Celgene could exit genome researcher Human Longevity in a reverse merger while Openly raised $75m from investors including Advance Venture Partners and Gradient Ventures.

Woven Capital managing director George Kellerman tells GCV about the fund and how it works with Toyota Ventures and Toyota ahead of his spotlight interview on the first day of this year’s GCVI Summit.

Asian, fintech-focused and less than seven years old – some of the CVC trends we saw when compiling the Global Corporate Venturing Directory.

Stanley Black & Decker's investment arm is shifting focus as its parent prepares to divest its healthcare and security assets in favour of a newly created outdoor products business, according to president Dina Routhier.

The motorised product manufacturer will invest in environmental technology developers through its newly formed Sustainability Fund.

Google and Times Group helped boost ShareChat’s latest round to $520m while Animoca Brands has acquired a majority stake in portfolio company TinyTap for $38.9m.

Educational Testing Service was part of a $225m round for digital higher education provider UpGrad while SoftBank helped recruitment software provider Fountain extend its series C to $185m.

The 10-person team at Prologis Ventures is on the smaller end of the scale but has made 37 investments over the past six years.

Each team member will do every part of the process, from scouting, selection to presenting ideas to the business units.

TDK Ventures started with a minimal team size while it was proving itself and grew it when the portfolio needed more support.