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Value of corporate-backed start-up funding deals falls 43%

• Corporates invested 43% less capital in startup funding rounds in 2023 compared with the previous year. • The number of active corporate investors fell by 17%, as many opted to wait out poor market conditions. • The number of corporates taking LP positions in VC funds fell to its lowest level in a decade.


Jan 22, 2024

Quantinuum's $300m round shows growing corporate bets on quantum

Backed by JPMorgan Chase, Honeywell, Amgen, Mitsui & Co, Quantinuum is working both on quantum hardware and software — and is now one of the biggest players in the field.

Jan 19, 2024

Spinout tracker: January 2024

GUV is launching a weekly spinout tracker to surface the most exciting new and emerging companies based on university research.

Jan 15, 2024

How to set up a high-performing CVC platform team

Six tips on how to create a high-performing platform team that can create strategic value from startup investments.

Jan 12, 2024

GV makes another bet on CRISPR with Moonwalk investment

GV backs another spinout by MIT’s serial entrepreneur Feng Zhang as epigenetics becomes an emerging area of healthcare.

Jan 11, 2024

GenAI and global trade shifts to boost robotics in 2024

Labour shortages and the ability to accelerate robot programming with genAI will breathe new life into the sector in 2024 say investors.

Jan 8, 2024

Maersk shifts to venture client approach to move faster on new tech

Maersk revamped its Maersk Growth innovation unit in June with a new team and a change in how it invests in tech and sustainability.

Jan 5, 2024

Fintech in 2024: investors eye payments, interest rates and a shift to…

Payments is an area fintech investors we've spoken to see as ripe for a shake up. They're also watching for an AI crash and the direction of interest rates.

Jan 3, 2024

Energy in 2024: Plenty of funding rounds but few exits, say investors

AI and quantum, as well as long-term, large-scale energy storage are trends at the top of energy investors' minds for 2024. Exits, less so.

Jan 2, 2024

Investors bet on fusion payoff within a decade

Stellarators are emerging as one of the most backable fusion technologies, and investors say the first pilot reactors could be working by the end of the decade.

Dec 15, 2023

How dominant CVCs stalled the Thai tech ecosystem

After a promising start the Thai startup ecosystem has slowed. Some say too much corporate money may have been part of the problem.

Dec 14, 2023

Is Bitcoin bouncing back? November sees a rise in crypto deals

There was a promising (or surprising) rise in corporate-backed funding rounds for cryptocurrency startups in November. Despite many heralding the demise of crypto, it looks like it isn't dead yet.

Dec 12, 2023
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