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Updated: 6 more functional food startups to watch
From caffeine-infused teas to mushroom gummies and liquid meal supplements, updated for 2024: here are some more startups making waves in the functional food industry.
Jul 17, 2024El-Khouri leaves Bertelsmann Investments' web3 unit for startup
Martin El-Khouri is leaving the German media group’s CVC arm to join a blockchain infrastructure startup.
Jul 15, 2024What if your t-shirt could help heal your sports injury?
UK startup Kymira supplies elite sports teams with garments with infrared technology that can speed muscle recovery and healing. Next, it wants to bring these to medical settings.
Jul 15, 2024Proetto promoted at auto tech investor Holman Growth Ventures
After a year working as an associate at the logistics management company’s CVC unit, Brandon Proetto is now a director.
Jul 12, 2024Hoffmann leaves Ørsted’s CVC unit
Maria Emilie Danø Hoffmann spent six years at the Danish renewables company where she focused on driving the green energy transition.
Jul 11, 2024IBM Ventures alum Magid sets up VC firm
Deborah Magid, who spent more than 20 years at IBM and its CVC unit, has launched an AI-focused VC firm called DoubleStar Venture Partners.
Jul 11, 2024Water tech company Xylem expands CVC investment by $50m
The company will use additional capital to finance startups aiming to tackle climate challenges in the water sector.
Jul 11, 2024Time for Latin America to come out of stealth mode as an…
Latin America's energy transition is rarely reported on but the region is a secret leader in this. Its decarbonisation journey offers opportunities for the rest of the world.
Jul 11, 2024Li joins BHP Ventures as lead principal
GCV Emerging Leader David Li will help the Australian mining firm’s CVC unit identify energy, climate and mining startups.
Jul 10, 2024Fast fashion company Shein to launch $271m CVC fund
The low-cost clothing retailer, which wants to list in London this year, will back European sustainable fabric companies through the fund.
Jul 10, 2024Mexican and Chilean CVC-as-a-service firms join forces
Innova360 powered by Bluebox will have 35 team members and $15m distributed among eight corporate venturing funds across Latin America.
Jul 10, 2024Crypto trader Auros launches CVC unit
Julien Auchecorne will lead digital asset trading firm Auros’s Ventures unit, which has invested $15m in 14 companies since late last year.
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