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Six unmanned water vehicle startups to watch
Water is the next frontier for drones and unmanned vehicles - here are six startups making waves.
Aug 13, 2025From cameras to bed bug tech: A peek inside Canon’s future through…
As sales of cameras and printers have declined, Canon Marketing Japan's VC unit has been tasked with finding new sources of revenue.
Aug 12, 2025Bhattacharya to retire from RV maker Winnebago's corporate VC role
The RV maker’s corporate venturing chief will retire in October after 10 years in the job.
Aug 12, 2025Brazilian utility Taesa launches startup investment unit
Taesa Ventures will seek to invest in startups making advances in the electricity sector.
Aug 11, 2025Medical University of South Carolina launches funds to back health spinouts
Totalling $30m, the funds will finance healthcare ventures spinning out of the academic medical care system.
Aug 8, 2025O’Byrne leaves Citi’s strategic VC investment arm
Blaze O’Byrne, former partner at Citi Ventures, plans to focus on a new AI-driven venture.
Aug 8, 2025Corporate-backed funding for startups reaches highest level in years
Increases in corporate-backed funding rounds in IT and industrial startups have driven dealmaking to a post-tech investment boom high in July.
Aug 8, 2025Credit union venture firm Curql closes second fund at $360m
The fund is the largest fintech investment vehicle yet raised by credit unions and pushes Curql's overall assets under management past $600m.
Aug 7, 2025Mayshar joins investment arm of chipmaker Qualcomm
Raz Mayshar is moving to Qualcomm Ventures from Tel Aviv-based smart mobility innovation hub Drive TLV.
Aug 7, 20256 startups cleaning up the supply chain of rare earth metals
Rare earth metals are critical to the clean energy transition but their extraction comes at massive environmental costs. Here are six startups with solutions, from mining on the moon to microbes that extract minerals without toxins.
Aug 7, 2025Japanese mobile gaming firm Gree launches $30m fund of funds
This is the second fund of funds for Gree Ventures.
Aug 6, 2025Former Nokia investment unit NGP Capital hires Orr as senior associate
Tori Orr joins the investment team from JetBlue Ventures.
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Nominate your CVC starsWe are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.Nominate your CVC stars
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