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Maersk revamped its Maersk Growth innovation unit in June with a new team and a change in how it invests in tech and sustainability.

Payments is an area fintech investors we've spoken to see as ripe for a shake up. They're also watching for an AI crash and the direction of interest rates.

AI and quantum, as well as long-term, large-scale energy storage are trends at the top of energy investors' minds for 2024. Exits, less so.

Startup funding rounds in the transport sector are in decline but investors are now finding enthusiasm for some new technologies — both inside and outside the vehicle.

UK startup Nyobolt has developed battery technology that allows electric vehicle owners to fully charge their car in the same time it takes to fill a tank at the pump.

It is no surprise to see genAI on this list, but semiconductors, EVs, green steel and batteries also featured heavily this year.

Stellarators are emerging as one of the most backable fusion technologies, and investors say the first pilot reactors could be working by the end of the decade.

After a promising start the Thai startup ecosystem has slowed. Some say too much corporate money may have been part of the problem.

The CVC is now under the auspices of Solvay’s spin-off Syensqo, which focuses on areas including clean mobility, EV batteries and hydrogen.

There was a promising (or surprising) rise in corporate-backed funding rounds for cryptocurrency startups in November. Despite many heralding the demise of crypto, it looks like it isn't dead yet.

Qualcomm and Volkswagen are among the companies that backed connected car technology provider Cubic Telecom at a $215m valuation that has been pushed past the $1bn mark.