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What corporate investors look for in a startup
Adding strategic value is an obvious one. But other traits are important to corporate venture capital investors too.
Feb 15, 2023Databricks: how to follow the "enterprise software CVC playbook"
The CVC newcomer is following an investment blueprint set by Intel and Salesforce. Start small, avoid friction, cover a lot of ground.
Feb 14, 2023Corporate venturing drops further in January
Funding for agricultural technology startups and deals in India increased in January, amid an overall fall in activity.
Feb 12, 2023More deals by oil and gas investors in 2022 but with fewer…
Oil and gas companies backed more startup funding rounds in 2022 than the previous year, but the dollar valuation of deals fell by more than two thirds.
Feb 10, 2023The Big Deal: Penske's Vox Media deal highlights digital media's decline
Penske Media's $100m investment in Vox Media halved its valuation, as the digital media sector continues to consolidate while its companies struggle against prevailing trends.
Feb 10, 2023Workday doubles size of venture fund to $500m
The finance and HR software provider added $250m to its Workday Ventures unit as it looks to harness new technologies like generative AI.
Feb 9, 2023Tenable Ventures says its precision cybersecurity focus gives it the edge
Tenable Ventures can offer risk prevention know-how you can't get from big IT corporates or specialist venture firms, it tells Global Venturing.
Feb 2, 2023RTX Ventures takes aim at emerging defence technologies
Startups creating defence technologies like drones, AI and hypersonics are in demand. But can they work well with big defence contractors?
Feb 2, 2023A Fitbit-like device that monitors your blood (no needles required)
Boston-based startup General Prognostics is developing a digital biomarker platform for heart disease patients. It is one of a growing number of emerging blood-related tech startup raising funding.
Jan 31, 2023University spinouts doubled fundraising in the last decade
Countries like Germany, Switzerland and Japan have benefitted from an explosive growth in capital, but the US still dominates and the UK risks being left behind, our in-depth analysis shows.
Jan 31, 2023GVR Pod: Making sense of data
Databricks Ventures' Andrew Ferguson joins GVR to talk about investing in the fast-moving world of data.
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