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11 companies you probably forgot had CVC units
Remember Twitter's corporate venture fund? No? How about Adidas, Qantas or Disney? We delve into the past to go through some of the units time forgot.
Dec 9, 2022Asahi to invest $70m through new US-focused CVC
The Japanese beer producer aims to build a portfolio of low- and non-alcoholic drink companies.
Dec 8, 2022Can Siemens Energy's ammonia venture crack the green hydrogen problem?
The German company has partnered with cleantech firms to build an ammonia cracker that could produce emissions-free hydrogen at industrial scale.
Dec 8, 2022Braskem chooses an independent venture path with Oxygea
The Brazilian petrochemical company’s new CVC is late to the game, but doesn’t want to sit idle.
Dec 7, 2022Williams seeds UK startup that claims to have cracked the lidar sensor…
Phlux Technology has raised $4.9m from investors including Foresight Williams Technology Funds as it looks to become the Nvidia of the sensor market.
Dec 7, 2022Munoz leaves Hearst Ventures for parent’s ecommerce business
After nearly three years at Hearst Ventures, Munoz will focus on M&A and strategic investment opportunities in ecommerce.
Dec 6, 2022Nine spacetech startups to keep an eye on
From extracting oxygen from moon dust to building the successor to the International Space Station, here are nine startups working on the next frontier of space.
Dec 6, 2022Fornoff flies from Evonik Ventures to Rentenbank
Lucas Fornoff, formerly an investment manager at Evonik Venture Capital, will manage venture investments at Rentenbank.
Dec 5, 2022Samsung Catalyst Fund signs up Rotenberg
Gil Rotenberg has joined the Samsung unit as an investment principal following three years of early-stage investing at Clal Financial Management.
Dec 5, 2022BioBetter offers climate security one bite at a time
BioBetter’s technology utilises tobacco plants to provide a climate-friendly response to the meat production industry.
Dec 5, 2022It won't be easy to bring hard tech investments back to the…
While politicians want to bring tech manufacturing back to western countries, the economics are stacked against it.
Dec 4, 2022The Big Deal: Locus rides warehouse robotics wave
Funding for warehouse robotics companies has doubled year on year to $1bn in 2022, with Locus Robotics’ Siemens-backed series F the latest nine-figure round.
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