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Chinese corporations ramp up investments in AI and chips startups
There were 42 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in China in February, up 27% from the previous month. Most of these were backed by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and Baidu.
Mar 10, 2025How to invest in the second wave of autonomous driving
Investor interest in self-driving cars is booming again as commercial services have started operating. These are some of the opportunities that are emerging.
Feb 21, 2025Corporate-backed startup funding levels at two-year high
The volume of CVC deals jumped 31% from a year ago, while the return of large deals pushed up the value of funding rounds by 167%.
Feb 10, 2025Startup funding rounds involving corporate investors rise 20% by value
The number of corporate investors has tripled in the last decade and they are now part of one in every six startup funding rounds.
Feb 3, 2025Hermanowicz promoted to managing director at NTT Docomo’s venture unit
A 10-year veteran of NTT Docomo ventures, Hermanowicz is now a managing director in the Silicon Valley office.
Jan 27, 2025What the Trump administration means for corporate venturers
The new US Trump administration's policies will likely lead to far-reaching changes in health, defence, crypto, semiconductor and energy sectors.
Jan 20, 2025How investors can build a great platform team: 6 tips
From finding startup champions at the corporate parent to having a pot of money to test technologies, here are steps for building a successful portfolio development team.
Jan 17, 202512 groundbreaking global university spinouts that raised funding in 2024
Our pick of spinout technologies that are breaking new ground in plastics recycling, data storage, photonics, semiconductor materials and decoding the genome.
Jan 8, 2025A new US president and the data centre boom will boost the…
Corporate VCs expect the needs of AI data centres and US deregulation to boost energy funding, with grid tech and nuclear among the winners.
Jan 6, 20258 tips for investing in Japan’s university spinouts
Japan has a well-funded and vibrant market for deep tech companies spun out of its universities. Here are some of the quirks that foreign investors seeking to dip a toe into the sector should look out for.
Jan 2, 2025CVC's most active investors in 2024 - and how they invested
GCV has looked through our data to find the busiest investors in corporate venture capital. Here's how and where they invested in 2024.
Jan 1, 2025Big exits returned in 2024 as corporates bought portfolio companies
Large life sciences deals and corporate investors buying the companies in their own portfolio have been key to an improving exit market.
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