Sectors

The hiring comes after the firm's corporate parent, Jaguar Land Rover, altered its innovation strategy and developed a research hub, the National Automotive Innovation Centre

A range of corporates contributed to electric carmaker Aion’s $2.5bn series A round while Prosus took part in a $46m series E for farming services provider DeHaat.

The European industrial group has formed a unit which will invest in early-stage life sciences and biotech developers through a team headed by Paolo Di Giorgio.

AbbVie is acquiring Amgen-backed DJS Antibodies for $255m while Legend Holdings took part in a $56.6m series C round for VectorBuilder.

Cyberdontics' series A round is that rarest of things - a VC investment by a dental company. Why has the sector been underserved, and could it be about to change?

Nicole LeBlanc has left Danish venture firm 2150 and relocated to Japan to reprise the partner role at Toyota’s Woven Capital unit.

While the rest of the market pulled back investment, GCV data shows that the value of deals backed by energy companies continued to grow in 2022.  

Some 51 new corporate-backed energy funding initiatives were launched in 2021, up from 21 the year before. The trend has continued into 2022.

Oil and gas majors have seen a lot of turnover in senior CVC roles over the past year.

Corporate investors continue to be bullish about investing in the energy transition, even into 2022.

The energy sector's bull market extended into the academic world, with a record number of funding rounds raised last year by energy-related university spinouts. The trend is holding up so far in 2022.