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Fujitsu becomes latest CVC to join Japan's impact investment wave

Japanese companies operating in the EU become subject to sustainability reporting rules from next year. Many are using their CVC units to help meet targets.


Jul 9, 2024

UK Labour party win: Promise of spinout support and a Great British…

The change in government in the UK could bring a bigger focus on boosting spinout numbers and more investment in electricity grid upgrades.

Jul 5, 2024

Corporate-linked exits rise to the levels of Q1 2022

The second quarter of 2024 has seen a boost in corporate exits, a rise in corporate seed stage investing, and an increase in deals in the media sector.

Jul 5, 2024

Park to lead Naver’s CVC and accelerator unit

Yong-Jung Park, who spent six years as investment director at Naver, joined its D2SF unit to lead AI, consumer and enterprise software deals.

Jul 3, 2024

Munoz returns to Hearst Ventures as MD

Hearst veteran Gabby Munoz, who was managing director at its strategic investment unit between 2019 and 2022, has rejoined the CVC team.

Jul 3, 2024

Fraud, debt and licensing: five reasons CVC-backed healthcare startups went bust

Alongside fintech and consumer startups, this sector has seen the most startups go into administration since 2022. These are some of the reasons why.

Jul 3, 2024

Rainmatter seeded India's startup sector and now prepares for next act

Indian stockbrokerage Zerodha was one of the early entrants into the country's startup ecosystem. Now, it says, the next big era of Indian CVC is coming.

Jul 1, 2024

Five trends for corporate venture in 2024

Corporate investors are leaning into the ways they are different from VC investors and reaping the benefit in a tricky investment climate.

Jun 28, 2024

Deutsche Telekom-backed DTCP raises $450m for two funds

Deutsche Telekom’s VC spinout’s third growth fund closed at $330m while DTCP and Porsche-backed Incharge Capital reached a $120m first close.

Jun 27, 2024

Humanoid robot startups attract corporate investment

Humanoid robots have gone from theory to reality thanks to advances in AI and falls in component costs — and corporate investors are interested.

Jun 26, 2024

Telstra Ventures rebrands to Titanium Ventures

The Australian telecom firm’s VC affiliate changed its name to reflect its independent identity since spinning out in 2018.

Jun 26, 2024

Cunha-Gomes leaves SoftBank's UK CVC arm

Neil Cunha-Gomes will leave his head of EMEA fintech and digital assets role at SoftBank Investment Advisers.

Jun 26, 2024
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