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August was lowest month in 2025 for corporate investor exits — but still…
The fact that August saw the lowest number of exits so far this year – yet more than almost every month in 2024, bodes well for investors.
Sep 16, 2025Turner joins shipping company Maersk's VC team
Matthew Turner is returning to corporate VC with a senior associate posting at Maersk Growth.
Sep 15, 2025Startups must bake geopolitics into their supply chain strategy
Supply chains are not just subject to geopolitics, they are the stage for it. But are corporations investing enough in this?
Aug 22, 2025From cameras to bed bug tech: A peek inside Canon’s future through…
As sales of cameras and printers have declined, Canon Marketing Japan's VC unit has been tasked with finding new sources of revenue.
Aug 12, 2025Hitachi, Schneider Electric back supply chain analysis startup Makersite's $70m fundraise
The German company attracted SE Ventures and Hitachi Ventures for a series B round that will be used to expand its product data management platform.
Jul 22, 2025Replacement retinas grown in zero gravity show potential of "space factories"
The costs of making things in space — and getting them back to earth — is high. But infrastructure to bring down the costs is being built.
Jul 17, 2025Oil and gas companies tripled investments in hydrogen startups in H1
The decline of cleantech and hydrogen investments is overstated in H1, according to GCV data, while transport investments go cold.
Jul 16, 2025From documents to data centres: how AI is transforming real estate
Raj Singh, head of JLL's investment arm, sees opportunities in the AI data centre boom and the prospect of rethinking a document-heavy sector.
Jun 18, 2025Walker joins real estate firm Prologis's investment unit
Walker spent over 12 years in California-headquartered Silicon Valley Bank.
Jun 17, 20255 tips for investing in university spinouts
From working out the strategic value a corporate can bring to scientific innovation to cultivating the right sources in the university ecosystem, here are tips for investing in academic research.
May 22, 2025Egyptian real estate firm Madinet Masr launches fund to boost innovation
The company will deploy an undisclosed amount over the next five years into real estate developments.
May 12, 2025What Trump's first 100 days have meant for corporate investors
Investors in healthcare, hardware, climate tech and defence are feeling the impact of the Trump administration's policies.
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Nominate your CVC starsWe are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.Nominate your CVC stars
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