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Antoine Crombez will handle the development and management of the group’s French and international investment portfolio.

Car makers have invested less and less in startups over the past four years, but now confidence is growing in areas like autonomy, AI and electrification.

Boris Kuehn headed global venturing at the German national railway operator for almost six years.

GCV readers were drawn to stories on AI and defence as well as articles outlining how the CVC sector is changing.

Many of the new CVC units were launched by Asian corporates in Japan, China and Korea.

Keita Nakanishi has spent more than 25 years in engineering roles at the corporate in Japan.

Ro Gupta replaces George Kellerman, who founded Woven Capital in 2021.

Joseph Tenbusch has joined Michigan-based, specialty VC Microtech Ventures

There is already a shortage of air traffic controllers and with drones and eVTOLs adding to the mix of air congestion, there's big opportunity for startups with new technologies to help manage the skies.

Trump’s election set a sharp contrast in the outlook for SAF startups in the US compared with Europe.

The aviation sector is in a stage of rapid disruption but money for innovation is tight. Investor teams are finding ways around the funding gaps by spinning out as independents or clubbing together on investments.