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Corporate investment in nuclear startups jumps amid growing data centre demand
Developers of small, modular nuclear reactors have received increased venture capital investment from technology companies seeking carbon-free energy.
Sep 26, 2025Lee rejoins Applied Materials investment arm
Saewook Lee has returned to corporate venturing following nearly three years in a VC role.
Sep 26, 2025Borghei leaves PwC’s VC investment unit
Former GCV Emerging Leader Golnaz Borghei was a founding member of PwC Germany’s corporate venturing unit.
Sep 26, 2025What does Urban Company's IPO success mean for the 20+ Indian companies…
The heavily subscribed Urban Company IPO marks an upward turn in the Indian IPO market – and corporates are eager to see profitable exits.
Sep 25, 2025VC fund launches with backing from real estate company Drees & Sommer
Bau Ventures is a fund and venture studio focused on investing and building startups in the built environment sector.
Sep 25, 2025Pharma company Sanofi increases VC fund to $1.4bn
Pharmaceutical firm Sanofi's corporate venture unit has added $625m to its evergreen fund following a succession of big exits.
Sep 24, 2025Pascarella leaves industrial services company Hypertherm’s CVC
After 10 years at the company, and eight at its CVC, Nathan Pascarella is moving on to a new role at Amphenol Communications Solutions.
Sep 24, 2025AI's big corporate investors place bets on robotics
Several corporates just helped Figure close robotics' first $1bn round, and the rapidly growing sector is attracting some of the same CVC investors as AI.
Sep 24, 2025Standard Chartered VC's arm plans $250m digital asset fund
The UK investment bank was an early adopter and investor in cryptocurrency technologies.
Sep 23, 2025Koenning back at healthcare company Cigna’s startup unit after two years away
Having completed his MBA and taken a couple of interim roles, Nikolas Koenning is back at The Cigna Group Ventures as principal.
Sep 23, 2025TDK Ventures: Tulum Energy holds key to future of low-carbon hydrogen
TDK backed the seed round of methane pyrolysis startup Tulum. Investors David Delfassy and Joshua Rubnitz explain why they felt the company's technology was a compelling bet.
Sep 23, 2025Funding for European AI startups gains ground on US
The billion dollar plus funding raise for French AI startup Mistral could signal Europe's AI sector is catching up with the US.
Sep 22, 2025Featured Content
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We are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.
Corporate venture building reportData from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomesCorporate venture building report
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