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Some 51 new corporate-backed energy funding initiatives were launched in 2021, up from 21 the year before. The trend has continued into 2022.

The energy sector's bull market extended into the academic world, with a record number of funding rounds raised last year by energy-related university spinouts. The trend is holding up so far in 2022.

While the rest of the market pulled back investment, GCV data shows that the value of deals backed by energy companies continued to grow in 2022.  

New energy storage technologies are charging ahead as the supply of commonly used materials face a supply crunch.

With a growing number of unicorns and strong research universities, Europe is in a position to create several innovation superclusters.

Climate change is creating mounting insurance losses every year, creating a near-existential crisis for the industry. Can tech help?

China has a policy of superclusters to drive growth and is increasingly incorporating corporate venture capital initiatives into these clusters.

The value of corporate-backed deals slumped in the third quarter, but sectors like energy and telecoms bucked the trend as did a few geographies like Israel.

Such enormous losses help explain why Bytedance in January said it was dissolving its corporate venturing unit.

An overwhelming majority of respondents in our poll said they took board seats — mainly to influence and help the startups in their portfolio.

The sector is vulnerable to the economic downturn as lenders pull back and higher interest rates crimp borrowing. But pockets of the sector continue to attract financing.