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More than 60% of CVC units survive beyond their initial 3 years. Those that close do so for a variety of reasons — here's a look at five that ceased operations this year.

Rounds are getting bigger and investors want to see more earlier, but the distinction between them is still important.

With billion-dollar funding rounds being limited to a few large companies, the self-driving car industry still appears to have a bumpy road ahead.

The UK stands to benefit from the work of the past 12 months to push more university research-led innovation into the marketplace.

Brazil’s central bank is great at working with innovative technology, and hopefully others in LatAm will follow suit, says Torq’s Thiago Iglesias.

There was a 62% jump in exits for corporate-backed startups in November, with IPOs and acquisitions across a range of geographies and sectors but also some notable bankruptcies.

When companies face foundational change, the corporate investment unit can often become a pathfinder for new business ideas.

Another big tech AI investment has skewed the month's total, but underneath lies strong dealmaking in industrial startups and growth in Japan.

Europe has a growing need for data centres capable of handling new AI services, and which can run on sustainable energy.

Telemedicine didn't solve the fundamental cost problem in healthcare, but new AI models may be tackling this.

Multi-billion dollar funding rounds for OpenAI and Waymo lifted the dollar value of CVC-backed rounds to levels last seen in 2022. But there's an underlying rise in deal numbers, too.