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Startups backed by corporate investors are less likely to go bust. This pattern holds true even in a tough investment climate.

CoreWeave, Discord, Klarna and Jio are among the high-value tech companies on the slate for 2025 IPOs, but market volatility could delay things, says exits expert Jeff Baglio.

Corporate investors have become pivotal players in VC markets around the globe, able to move markets. It’s now time to press our advantage.

In a step up from his previous investor role, Luo will lead investments in infrastructure software, emerging data centre technologies and healthcare. 

Some 37 corporate-backed startups were bought in February in sectors ranging from semiconductors and skincare to pharma and robots.

There were 42 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in China in February, up 27% from the previous month. Most of these were backed by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and Baidu.

Saemin Ahn spent nearly 10 years with Rakuten's CVC as managing partner;. He rejoined in February following a two-year spell with VC 500 Global.

Wipro Ventures has received a further $200m in capital from its parent company as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.

With the backing of multiple VCs, Snowflake is supercharging its AI investment efforts and building a new AI hub in the Bay Area.

After a series of exits, India-focused investors are ready to fund the next round of startups. This time the money will go to more hard tech areas.

Investor interest in self-driving cars is booming again as commercial services have started operating. These are some of the opportunities that are emerging.