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Investment heatwave in July: CVC rounds went up across geographies and sectors
The US stood out as July continued a strong summer for corporate venture activity on the back of AI penetrating more industries, according to GCV data.
Aug 9, 2024Meet the small Boston startup cracking the corporate AI challenge
Linq is building a vector database management platform to help large companies use large language models based on their internal information.
Aug 8, 2024Consumer startups took the biggest bankruptcy hit in the last two years
The pandemic and cost of living crisis have weakened the sector, as the stories of these five startup failures demonstrate.
Jul 30, 2024UK universities lower spinout equity stakes amid calls for growth
Influential university groups like TenU and the policy agenda of the new UK Labour government are leading to a rethink on the appropriate ownership that universities should take in spinouts.
Jul 29, 2024Can Baxus curb luxury drinks fraud by putting bottles on the blockchain?
The US-based startup is using blockchain to authenticate and track the luxury drinks traded on its platform.
Jul 24, 2024Innovation China: Invisible nanofilm breakthrough for touchscreens
A startup in China has developed a non-toxic alternative for transparent touchscreens. The nanofilm can also improve solar panel performance.
Jul 23, 2024Updated: 6 more functional food startups to watch
From caffeine-infused teas to mushroom gummies and liquid meal supplements, updated for 2024: here are some more startups making waves in the functional food industry.
Jul 17, 2024Five tips for corporates building their own startups
From choosing the right team to lead a new venture to creating a cap table that will attract venture capital investors, here are tips on how to do venture building well.
Jul 12, 2024UK Labour party win: Promise of spinout support and a Great British…
The change in government in the UK could bring a bigger focus on boosting spinout numbers and more investment in electricity grid upgrades.
Jul 5, 2024Corporate-linked exits rise to the levels of Q1 2022
The second quarter of 2024 has seen a boost in corporate exits, a rise in corporate seed stage investing, and an increase in deals in the media sector.
Jul 5, 2024Fraud, debt and licensing: five reasons CVC-backed healthcare startups went bust
Alongside fintech and consumer startups, this sector has seen the most startups go into administration since 2022. These are some of the reasons why.
Jul 3, 2024Rainmatter seeded India's startup sector and now prepares for next act
Indian stockbrokerage Zerodha was one of the early entrants into the country's startup ecosystem. Now, it says, the next big era of Indian CVC is coming.
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The CVC Funding Round DatabaseRealtime data of all startup funding rounds with corporate backers. Full access for GCV+ subscribers.The CVC Funding Round Database
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CVC DirectoryFull details of 600+ CVC units globally, including key people, sector focus, preferred investment stage and more. ull access for GCV+ subscribers.CVC Directory
Full details of 600+ CVC units globally, including key people, sector focus, preferred investment stage and more. ull access for GCV+ subscribers.
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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