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Five tech breakthroughs bringing us closer to beating cancer

Personalised treatment, combination therapies, vaccines and of course AI: pharmaceutical investors are backing a surge of new cancer technologies.


Oct 10, 2024

Former head of crypto investor Circle Ventures Lonergan founds Web3 VC

After launching crypto CVC Circle Ventures and leading it for three years, Wyatt Lonergan has founded a Web3 VC firm with a Circle colleague.

Oct 10, 2024

Corporates give Korean software startups international springboard

Korea has a strong roster of startups providing software for industry and large conglomerates. They are now finding markets abroad, too.

Oct 9, 2024

Tran to leave General Mills' 301 Inc investment arm

Tran has led the packaged food company's venture capital arm since 2022 but is now leaving to support his wife's startup.

Oct 8, 2024

Ridley takes off from International Airlines Group's investment unit

Matthew Ridley is departing from his role as head of aviation group IAG's corporate venture and innovation unit, Hangar 51.

Oct 7, 2024

Fewer — but bigger — corporate-backed startup exits in September

The longed-for recovery in startup exits hasn't yet arrived. But those startups that did get bought or publicly listed in September did so at higher prices.

Oct 7, 2024

Brazilian university operator Grupo Integrado launches CVC

Formed in partnership with accelerator Founders Club, the CVC announced its first investment in embedded finance platform Baasic.

Oct 4, 2024

Spinout investor Kurma Partners raises $154m for biotech fund

The European venture capital firm aims to raise a total €250m for its fourth fund by next year.

Oct 4, 2024

Tsuchikawa bids farewell to Sony Ventures

GCV Powerlist mainstay Gen Tsuchikawa left Japanese conglomerate Sony after two decades, having led its CVC unit in the past eight years.

Oct 4, 2024

Michalak joins Ukrainian energy company DTEK as clean tech investor

After 12 years as an investor with Octopus, Lukasz Michalak has moved to the Ukrainian energy firm DTEK to work on clean tech investments.

Oct 3, 2024

Aksoy leaves Allianz-backed VC fund AV8

Baris Aksoy has left Allianz-backed VC fund AV8 after five years, during which time he sat on the boards of a number of tech startups.

Oct 3, 2024

Zavala leaves corporate venturing role at insurer Consorcio

Tomás Zavala is leaving after six years working on the Chilean financial services firm's corporate venture capital activities.

Oct 1, 2024
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