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CVC is key to making South Africa a startup hotspot
South Africa's strong fintech sector, financial and regulatory systems make it an opportunity for foreign investors, but local corporates need to help seed the startup ecosystem.
Jun 19, 2024Alpha Club Musashino launches CVC to seek funeraltech
The $11.4m fund will be co-managed by M&A consultancy Paradigm Shift, and it is part of the funeral firm’s 70th anniversary business plan.
Jun 18, 2024Pitts to lead strategic investments at Panasonic's incubator
PanasonicWell appointed Christie Pitts to identify family-oriented investment, partnership and M&A opportunities.
Jun 14, 2024Three companies co-launch Brazilian CVC fund manager
The Bakery will help clients build CVC strategies while Staged Ventures will manage the funds and Pipe Ventures will provide deal flow.
Jun 12, 2024Japanese publisher Obunsha's CVC launches $6.4m second fund
Having invested in 16 companies and scored two exits, the firm’s new investment vehicle will continue to back edtech startups.
Jun 12, 2024Japan's Yamato launches second startup fund
Kuroneko Innovation Fund 2 has $51.5m in capital to continue to invest in strategic areas like cleantech, spacetech, fintech, robotics and AI.
Jun 7, 2024First rise in US corporate-backed startup funding rounds for two years
Corporate funding for startups is rising globally as well, with sectors such as as cybersecurity and healthcare seeing the most activity.
Jun 6, 2024Hakluyt Capital exceeds $50m for first fund
The new fund has already made nine investments in growth-stage companies.
Jun 5, 2024Ambrosini promoted at Best Nights
After a year and a half, Bianca Ambrosini is now an investment associate at German alcohol producer Mast-Jägermeister’s CVC subsidiary.
Jun 4, 2024Pinterest relaunches fund targeting minority founders
The image sharing platform’s accelerator scheme was renamed Pinterest Inclusion Fund to target diverse business owners.
May 30, 2024How SC Ventures learned to build ventures on an industrial scale
SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered bank, has gone big on building its own startups. It has launched more than 15 so far and always has a pipeline of 30 projects.
May 17, 2024Where are the Canadian CVCs?
Only 6% of large Canadian corporations invest in startups — and most of their spending is directed abroad, according to a new survey by Deloitte Ventures.
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