Sectors

After two years heading up HSBC's early-stage investments, Catherine Zhou is moving to a CIO position focusing on wealth and private banking.

Shiseido China launched a new fund in August that will help it expand into areas like men's skincare and medical cosmetology.

Corporate investors must not lose sight of who they are serving, ie the startup, Jim Adler, head of Toyota Ventures told the GCV audience in Tokyo.

The energy sector hasn't had a technology breakthrough for a decade. But Engie New Ventures' Johann Boukhors is excited about the potential for green hydrogen and methane.

Corporate investors are backing a host of elder-care startups, from those seeking Parkinson's cures to apps aiding mental wellbeing.

A Japan-based university spinout is exploring a sound and touch treatment for dementia.

Cures for HIV and blurred vision and using cosmic rays to monitor nuclear waste drums are on our list of recent promising university spinouts.

The cancer drug developer popped after an upsized offering, allowing Alexandria Venture Investments to exit and showing the IPO market is still breathing in the US.

The CVC grows to €1bn in committed capital and becomes one of the largest venture capital units focused on electrification, digitisation and decarbonisation.

Catherine Zhou, who heads up HSBC's venture capital activities, tells Global Venturing it is going long on blockchain and tokenisation tech despite recent turmoil in the Web3 market.

Torq Ventures — which has gone from consultancy to full CVC unit in 3 years — is a sign of how fast Brazilian corporate venture is growing.