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The Art of Corporate Venture
Too many co-investors can be bad for CVC
A University of Groningen study found that CVCs with too many co-investors performed poorly. Getting too close to partners also hurt them.
May 24, 2022GCV Symposium: How should CVCs and VCs collaborate?
The partnership between Convivialité Ventures and Cathay Innovation is a good example of a good CVC-VC collaboration. Here's how it works.
May 24, 2022GCV Symposium: Healthcare impact funds need to work together
Out of $700bn in impact investing only 7% goes towards healthcare. But Johnson & Johnson is looking at ways to move the needle.
May 20, 2022Britain’s innovation space is stronger than ever despite pandemic and aftermath of…
Innovative region: UK
May 18, 2022Booming CVC is about to get a reality check
A large number of new CVC units have been set up in the past few years. How will these newcomers weather the coming downturn?
May 18, 2022Analysis: Carbon Clean raises $150m
Chevron led a $100m round, backed also by a group of other corporates, raised by the carbon capture specialist.
May 16, 2022Analysis: Shanghai Shanshan charges $472m
Several China-based corporate venture investors backed a large round valuing lithium-ion battery Shanghai Shanshan material producer at $1.5bn. The deal highlights the importance of battery technologies not only for the emerging kind of mobility applications but for the process of energy transition as a whole.
May 9, 2022Analysis: Fu-Gen electrifies with $343m
Migdal and Menora Mivtachim helped renewable energy infrastructure developer Fu-Gen with fresh funding which will help expand its operations in the UK and Finland. This is a deal from the renewable energy space, which continues to see much momentum in the context of energy transition.
May 2, 2022Analysis: Rapido obtains $180m
Swiggy helped boost Rapido's valuation to $800m in a round that featured Shell Ventures and TVS Motor. This is a deal of a rather surprising size and valuation in a space that has not been as hot over the past years, as far as corporate-backed deals are concerned.
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