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Salesforce hikes Generative AI fund to $500m
Just three months after setting up its generative artificial intelligence fund, Salesforce's corporate venture arm has added $250m as more corporates compete on startup deals.
Jun 13, 20235 things you should know about investing in Estonia
The Baltic nation is a hotspot for tech startup formation and has attracted international corporate investors.
Jun 13, 2023Corporate funding stabilises in May as industrial and transport deals pick up
The downward trend of CVC deals showed signs of flattening in May 2023 with industrial and transport sectors and geographies like Japan, China and the UK showing year-on-year increases.
Jun 12, 2023GV names four new general partners
Brendan Bulik-Sullivan, Crystal Huang, Frédérique Dame and Issi Rozen have been promoted from partner positions at the early-stage Alphabet fund.
Jun 6, 2023How to manage a new boss who wants to cut spending
The economic downturn has made corporate venture capital units vulnerable to restructurings and budget cuts. What should you do when the mothership assigns you a new boss who wants to change direction?
Jun 6, 2023Magid leaving IBM Ventures
Deborah Magid will leave IBM at the end of this week as strategy role is eliminated at the computing company's CVC.
Jun 5, 2023CerebrumX tackles the data overload problem in connected cars
US startup CerebrumX uses artificial intelligence and its deep learning platform to make sense of the large volumes of data created by connected cars.
Jun 5, 2023The 10 best corporate VC investments of the digital age: Part Two
In today's second half, we look deals like Microsoft's investment in Facebook and Tencent's investment into Riot Games which ended up not just paying off but profoundly changing business strategy.
Jun 2, 2023The 10 best corporate VC investments of the digital age: Part One
We look at some of the greatest corporate VC investments, from a $2.5m investment in a future $170bn company in the 80's to a deal in the wake of the dotcom boom that has produced $130bn.
Jun 1, 2023NTT launches $143m fund
NTT Investment Partners Fund IV will support companies whose products help promote the firm’s high-speed broadband communication initiative.
May 31, 2023Baidu books $141m for generative AI startups
China's Baidu is looking to build an ecosystem around its AI chatbot and app development platform with the newly launched Wenxin Investment Fund.
May 31, 2023Generative AI is everywhere, but how can investors cut out the white…
As the generative AI gold rush continues, investors need to be able to separate fact from fiction
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