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8 tips for investing in Japan’s university spinouts

Japan has a well-funded and vibrant market for deep tech companies spun out of its universities. Here are some of the quirks that foreign investors seeking to dip a toe into the sector should look out for.


Jan 2, 2025

Tobias Hasenjaeger leaves German building services group Viega's CVC

Hasenjaeger was a startup scout and investor at Viega New Ventures, the investment arm of the 125-year old, family-owned manufacturer.

Jan 2, 2025

CVC's most active investors in 2024 - and how they invested

GCV has looked through our data to find the busiest investors in corporate venture capital. Here's how and where they invested in 2024.

Jan 1, 2025

Big exits returned in 2024 as corporates bought portfolio companies

Large life sciences deals and corporate investors buying the companies in their own portfolio have been key to an improving exit market.

Dec 26, 2024

Huge AI funds, obesity drugs and carbon capture – the CVC trends…

AI funding rounds commanded huge prices in 2024, but corporate investors also made large bets in healthcare, energy and robotics.

Dec 25, 2024

Updated: 7 new startups reshaping the packaging sector

Many of the companies have financial and corporate venture backers, as businesses seek alternatives to single-use plastics.

Dec 24, 2024

2024 marks flurry of university spinout fund launches

University venture funds are becoming an increasingly important tool for universities to support their ecosystems — here are the new ones launched in 2024.

Dec 23, 2024

These CVC units didn't make it to 2025 and the reasons aren't…

More than 60% of CVC units survive beyond their initial 3 years. Those that close do so for a variety of reasons — here's a look at five that ceased operations this year.

Dec 19, 2024

Is seed really the new series A?

Rounds are getting bigger and investors want to see more earlier, but the distinction between them is still important.

Dec 17, 2024

Special report: Self-driving cars make a cautious comeback

With billion-dollar funding rounds being limited to a few large companies, the self-driving car industry still appears to have a bumpy road ahead.

Dec 16, 2024

UK universities ready to pick up the pace of commercialisation in 2025

The UK stands to benefit from the work of the past 12 months to push more university research-led innovation into the marketplace.

Dec 13, 2024

Torq Ventures says Brazil's innovative central bank is spurring rapid fintech growth

Brazil’s central bank is great at working with innovative technology, and hopefully others in LatAm will follow suit, says Torq’s Thiago Iglesias.

Dec 11, 2024
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