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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Investors — particularly corporates — have increased backing for spacetech startups in the past five years. Here are the new entrants catching their eye.