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TDK Ventures started with a minimal team size while it was proving itself and grew it when the portfolio needed more support.

Capita Scaling Partner's equity-for-services model needs a team of 28, most focusing on finding synergies between the parent and the startup.

The short answer is: “It depends” (on strategy, focus and structure). A quick rule of thumb is 3 people per $100m in the fund.

GCV has spoken to several corporate and VC investors about the recent hit to Australia's startup scene following a post-lockdown deal surge.

It pays to invest in these companies. Research shows they are less likely to fail and will attract two to three times more investment.

The number of corporate-backed deals dropped by 13% year-on-year in May, the first clear sign that the market pullback is having an impact.

Q&A with Daisuke Mitani, senior director, KDDI Open Innovation Fund

With a new $500m vehicle, Binance became the latest crypto company to amass huge piles of capital to build up the industry.

Researchers or investors could face jail terms if they work with someone they “ought to know” is under the direction of a foreign power.

BCF Ventures’ Sergio Escobar and Bonnie Chau tell GCV what makes the Canadian innovation ecosystem unique and why it is getting brain gain from other parts of the world.

General partner Steve Schmidt explains how Telstra Ventures managed the transition from internal unit to hybrid CVC firm.