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A third of dollars raised by energy startups comes from corporate-backed rounds
Corporate investors are disproportionately involved in the biggest funding rounds by energy sector startups.
Mar 5, 20245 tips for investing in university spinouts
More corporate investors choose to invest in academic research. But it requires much different skills to investing in later-stage startups.
Mar 4, 2024How Basel supercharged its spinout rate
Basel has quietly built a life sciences ecosystem that’s becoming hard to ignore.
Feb 27, 2024Corporates underpin generative AI funding boom
Some 54% of the dollars invested in generative AI startups last year came from funding rounds involving corporate investors. Stock markets are rewarding big corporate gen AI spenders handsomely.
Feb 26, 2024The Big Deal: Samsung joins carmakers in backing rare earth-free magnet startup…
There will not be enough rare earth metals to make the magnets industry needs in the next decade so the race is on to find alternatives.
Feb 23, 2024Planning a secondary sale of your startup stake? Read this first.
The European VC market is expected to see a boom in secondary sales as investors search for liquidity. But there are a few hurdles to clear in such deals.
Feb 22, 20245 tips for successful venture building
From appointing an independent advisory board to hiring an external management team, here are several recommendations for building internal ventures successfully.
Feb 16, 2024Exit values are up and Singapore saw corporate-backed funding leap in January
Exit values are increasing, crypto funding has seen a resurgence and Singapore has seen a 60% year-on-year increase in corporate-backed funding rounds.
Feb 12, 2024How to invest in gen AI amid regulatory uncertainty
Regulation of generative AI is still shifting, so how should investors place bets on startups? Here are nine things to consider.
Feb 9, 20246 tips for investing in seed-stage companies
More corporate investors are turning to seed-stage investing to get early exposure to new technologies. But it requires a different skill set to what CVCs are used to.
Feb 8, 2024Energy was the only corporate investment area not to fall in 2023…
Solar energy and grid storage saw some of the biggest funding rounds as falling prices put these clean energy options into the mainstream.
Feb 7, 2024UK corporates fail to invest in the startup ecosystem
UK corporates invest in the domestic innovation ecosystem less than US, French and German peers. The government is trying to change that.
Feb 5, 2024Featured Content
The CVC Funding Round DatabaseWhich corporates are backing which startups? Search our corporate deal database.The CVC Funding Round Database
Which corporates are backing which startups? Search our corporate deal database.
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
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
Data from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomes
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