IT

Divya Raghavan has departed from NGP Capital after four years to invest in software, data and AI on behalf of electronics producer Hitachi.

Austin Hwang is the first external hire at ADVentures.

Quantum is on the cusp of moving from research to commercial use and companies are exploring its potential for improving diagnostics and the discovery of new drugs.

Over the past 20 years, an influx of Chinese, Japanese, South Korean and Taiwanese investors into the Valley has normalised corporate investment, increased funding round sizes and heightened national security concerns for VCs.

After almost five years as vice president of corporate development and ventures for ServiceNow, Vishal Kumar Gupta is moving on to new pastures.

Michelle Taycher Nishry worked at Qualcomm and Intel before joining the data security startup.

She will invest in early stage companies across enterprise applications and AI.

All signs are looking positive for investors who have been hungering for exit opportunities for over two years.

Taking early AI bets and investing outside their comfort zone have allowed some large CVCs to reap rewards despite a turbulent exit market.

Corporates frequently team up with each other to invest in startups. Who partners with who says a lot about how much a given team's track record is respected.

Third-quarter investment numbers show that investors are more trigger-happy, but not recklessly so.