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John Somorjai, chief corporate development and investments officer for Salesforce, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Tony Sun, director of CVC of GC Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Ulrich Thiem, managing director of Porsche Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Martin Tschopp, CEO of Prosus Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Stefan Williams, VP of corporate development at Snowflake, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Sony's venture arm plans to look to Europe and beyond for backers when it launches its next fund, as it expands to Africa and seeks content as well as tech.

After three years as a director at the CVC unit, Antonia Elisa Soler Blasco will lead the team across San Francisco, Boston and Tel Aviv.

Co-managed by Innoh Associates, the CVC unit will operate for seven years and back strategic areas such as marketing, retail, energy and AI.

South Africa's strong fintech sector, financial and regulatory systems make it an opportunity for foreign investors, but local corporates need to help seed the startup ecosystem.

The $11.4m fund will be co-managed by M&A consultancy Paradigm Shift, and it is part of the funeral firm’s 70th anniversary business plan.

The IT conglomerate’s $64m CVC subsidiary has made its first impact investment in microfinance service Gojo & Company.