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After GCV Powerlist member Yuko Sasahara Watanabe’s move to NTT Docomo’s lifestyle unit, the CVC arm named Jun Yasumoto president and CEO.

Invest like a VC, lean into corporate expertise, bring in external entrepreneurs and set up the unit with as much independence as possible.

From joint startup prize competitions to joint investment funds, corporates are increasingly joining forces to source innovation.

Corporate investment units that have business development embedded in their teams tend to outperform those that do without.

As India’s startup sector matures, foreign CVCs are increasingly choosing to set up teams in the country to invest in high growth sectors such as climate tech, fintech and software.

Telus's corporate VC subsidiary has appointed Ravit Warsha Dor partner and investment director, extending its presence in Israel.

From the reluctance to invest in AI to the emergence of a shadow VC space, this is what we learned from one of the biggest gatherings of corporate investors.

Knowing your co-investors — and voting rights — extremely well is essential, says Merck GHI’s Bill Taranto.

Autonomous delivery robots are now cheaper to run than hiring humans. A partnership between Bolt and Starship Technologies marks a pivotal moment.

Paul Asel, co-founder and managing partner of NGP Capital, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals on our Powerlist this year.