IT

Electronics manufacturer TDK's venture unit is targeting 'iconic' startups with its latest fund, seeking technologies that can define new markets.

As threats to critical infrastructure become more complex, so are the solutions that investors look to fund.

Soo Jin Park left the corporate venturing arm of Cisco to join Morgan Stanley as an executive director in principal strategic investments.

Wonderstone Ventures will target global investments at seed and early stages.

Corporate-backed startups exits were at their highest level for over two years in Q1 2025, with large acquisitions spiking the total value.

The €80m fund will invest in startups at series A and above, targeting companies that can form commercial partnerships with Capgemini.

There were 1,215 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in Q1, the highest quarterly total for two years.

After five years as president of Stanley Black & Decker's corporate VC fund, Dina Routhier has moved to the newly formed Teradyne Robotics Ventures.

The language may be changing but the opportunities and the returns are still there for impact investors.

Venu Pemmaraju is retiring 10 years after launching IT services provider Wipro's $500m corporate VC unit with co-managing partner Biplab Adhya.

SoftBank just led a $40bn funding round into OpenAI and is backing the $500bn Stargate AI project announced by President Trump. Big bets haven't always gone well for the investment fund - is this time different?