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Toyota Ventures gets $300m injection

Frontier Fund II and Climate Fund II have each received $150m to further explore technologies like AI and renewable energy for the carmaker.


Apr 11, 2024

Corporate investment stays strong while VC deals decrease

Q1 investment numbers see corporate investors staying strong, big rounds on the increase, and the crypto revival continuing.

Apr 5, 2024

Which corporates most actively invest in microbiome startups?

Three companies have led the pack in microbiome startup investments over the past five years. This is who they are and what they invest in.

Mar 26, 2024

Crumbling system, fragile lives: can spinouts help in the senior care crisis?

From a chest-worn device to help with Parkinson's symptoms to stress measuring socks — here are the spinouts providing support for senior citizens.

Mar 25, 2024

LG invests $97m in Vista fund

A few months after LG Tech Ventures lifted its capital to $768m, the parent firm has backed Vista to seek AI, bio and automotive companies.

Mar 21, 2024

Kyocera to launch $40m fund with Global Brain

Kyocera Ventures Innovation Fund I will back developers of technologies including energy, mobility AI, chips and nuclear fusion.

Mar 21, 2024

Woven Capital is helping Toyota move from automobiles to mobility

Woven Capital managing partner George Kellerman joins the CVC Unplugged podcast to talk about how his $800m growth fund is now Toyota-wide.

Mar 21, 2024

How the cost of generative AI is shaping the investment landscape

Perspectives on generative AI from corporate investors at the GCVI Summit in Monterey.

Mar 18, 2024

Venturing helps the corporate bottom line — but only if you do…

In fact, doing it badly is worse than not having any CVC activity at all.

Mar 13, 2024

Companies with active CVC units perform better — the full analysis

Global Corporate Venturing analysis indicates that companies with active CVC programmes have higher revenue, EBITDA and cash flow growth.

Mar 13, 2024

Six types of corporate investor — which kind are you?

Classic investor, former founder, expert, activist. connector and outsider — there is a broad range of ways to excel at corporate investing.

Mar 11, 2024
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