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The value of VC deals in China tumbled 44% to $62.1bn by the end of October, but energy-related startups are still raising big rounds.

Several new entrants to the corporate venturing sector could keep the number of active units above their pre-pandemic highs.

Investors either focus almost exclusively on investments where there was a commercial deal, or avoid any requirement at all.

The shutdown of Argo.AI is a blow to the self-driving dream (and a loss for its carmaker backers). But is transport CVC merely maturing?

Some 31% of corporate investors told us that the main thing they wanted to get from their startup investments was insights.

The value of corporate-backed deals in the energy sector dropped in Q3 but the overall pace of deal making remains steady.

Spinouts have defied the slump in the rest of the market, with deal numbers up 10% from last year. The average size of seed and series B rounds has actually increased.

There are five key factors that have helped the US oil and gas company's corporate investment unit keep going for 23 years.

Strong collaboration between Applied Materials and the startups Applied Ventures invests in is part of the reason the CVC unit has kept going so long.

The oldest standing CVC in the world owes its staying power to discipline, adaptability and unwavering management support says Debi Watson.

Only a small portion of CVCs have lasted longer than two decades. Here are their secrets to staying the course.