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AI is a "death sentence" for some startups, says Tencent's Li

Startups are at risk of failing because artificial intelligence is rendering their business models obsolete, says Jeffrey Li, managing partner of the Chinese technology company's CVC.


Nov 14, 2024

Pressure mounts on quantum companies to deliver corporate use case

Corporate investors are still showing strong interest in quantum computing, but there is growing pressure to show these bets will pay off.

Nov 13, 2024

VW investment boss' departure from Northvolt board adds to battery maker's woes

The departure of Sven Furhmann from Northvolt's board comes after a series of setbacks that have raised questions about the battery maker's future.

Nov 12, 2024

Ravi Jain joins Vasan Churchill at TDK Ventures’ Indian office

Ravi Jain will lead Indian investments for TDK Ventures, the investment arm of Japanese tech company TDK.

Nov 12, 2024

Corporate investors saw 53% rise in exits in October

Some 37 corporate-backed startups were either acquired or taken public in October, with the total value of exits at $4.37bn, a significant rise on last year.

Nov 11, 2024

6 quirks of investing in South Korea’s booming startup market

From the preference for face-to-face meetings to startups' over-reliance on government contracts, here are six unique aspects of investing in South Korea.

Nov 8, 2024

American Heart Association launches $75m women’s health fund

The US cardiovascular health research and public awareness nonprofit has launched a fund for startups tackling women's health conditions.

Nov 5, 2024

Chinese gen AI startup Zhipu launches $211m fund

One of China's leading AI startups has reportedly launched a fund investing in early-stage large language model companies.

Nov 5, 2024

Coca-Cola is looking for moonshots to help it reach net zero goal

The global drinks brand invests in early-stage startups and academic research where it can get closely involved in testing out the technologies at its operations.

Nov 4, 2024

Energy companies aren't the main investors in energy startups anymore

Half of all of the energy startups raising money from corporate investors in 2024 tapped up companies outside the energy sector.

Nov 1, 2024

Pode leaves German carmaker Porsche's startup scouting unit

Hadar Pode left her Israel-based managing director position at Porsche Digital after six years, without disclosing her new role.

Oct 31, 2024

Japanese corporates pour money into spacetech startups

Japan is second only to the US when it comes to spacetech startups raising funding from the corporate sector.

Oct 30, 2024
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