IT

The fund will be based in Dubai and invest in gaming studios and other blockchain projects.

It is no surprise to see genAI on this list, but semiconductors, EVs, green steel and batteries also featured heavily this year.

Allianz France and Edenred joined other LPs to back the investment firm’s Partech Venture fund, which is halfway through its target.

GCV Powerlist mainstay and corporate VC veteran Lisa Lambert has taken up a new role at the charitable organisation as chief investment officer.

Stellarators are emerging as one of the most backable fusion technologies, and investors say the first pilot reactors could be working by the end of the decade.

Alphabet’s early-stage investment unit has hired Michael McBride to seek out AI and open-source software startups.

After a promising start the Thai startup ecosystem has slowed. Some say too much corporate money may have been part of the problem.

There was a promising (or surprising) rise in corporate-backed funding rounds for cryptocurrency startups in November. Despite many heralding the demise of crypto, it looks like it isn't dead yet.

Electronics company Ricoh has launched its Ricoh Innovation Fund to invest in digital services and the digital workplace

The US publisher is also creating an angel network to help investors access deals.

GCV Powerlist member Anna Patterson has announced her departure from Alphabet’s AI fund at the end of 2023.