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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.

The New Zealand dairy producer’s Nutrition Science Solutions unit has disclosed a $10m investment in US microbiome startup Pendulum.

GCV Emerging Leader Sophia Nadur has taken up an acting managing director of Europe and rest of world role at BP’s CVC unit.

The Baltic nation is a hotspot for tech startup formation and has attracted international corporate investors.

The Ghent University spinout claims to transform waste heat into carbon neutral process heat to generate industrial heat or steam

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.

Woven Capital, the Toyota-backed investment fund, has promoted former principal Michiko Kato to partner at after nearly three years.

UFP Industries has hired Ross Bosn, formerly corporate strategy lead at Owens Corning, as a ventures principal for its nascent CVC unit.

Helium's $30m series B attracted several international corporates, and its healthcare software suite is an example of how Nigeria's companies are moving on from traditional areas like fintech.

It is time for startups and investors to get pragmatic about down rounds

For the construction sector to become carbon neutral by 2050 it will need to rethink the materials it uses. Hemp is a potential alternative.