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Spike in AI deals and exits for corporate investors

Corporate investors have been part of $3bn worth of AI deals so far this year, with June particularly strong. There has also been a uptick in exits.


Jul 13, 2023

Eating with purpose: When taste is no longer enough  

Functional foods open the door for innovation in a market that thought it had it all figured out.

Jul 11, 2023

Food for thought: Going beyond the ingredients label

The functional food sector is a multi-billion global market with high single-digit expected growth rates.

Jul 11, 2023

Four things all incubators can learn from BASF's Chemovator

Invest like a VC, lean into corporate expertise, bring in external entrepreneurs and set up the unit with as much independence as possible.

Jul 10, 2023

Corporate investors go for squad goals

From joint startup prize competitions to joint investment funds, corporates are increasingly joining forces to source innovation.

Jul 6, 2023

Global investors line up for India’s EV explosion

Ambitious adoption targets and government incentives have positioned India’s electric mobility sector for rapid growth.

Jul 5, 2023

Why business development is CVC’s latest hot-ticket role

Corporate investment units that have business development embedded in their teams tend to outperform those that do without.

Jul 4, 2023

Why corporate investors are piling into India

As India’s startup sector matures, foreign CVCs are increasingly choosing to set up teams in the country to invest in high growth sectors such as climate tech, fintech and software.

Jul 2, 2023

JLR's InMotion moves Fearn up to principal

Louis Fearn has been promoted to principal at JLR's corporate venture arm after three years as a venture investor.

Jun 26, 2023

Seven things we learned from the GCV Symposium in London

From the reluctance to invest in AI to the emergence of a shadow VC space, this is what we learned from one of the biggest gatherings of corporate investors.

Jun 25, 2023

Cox Enterprises launches new corporate venture fund

The newly formed Socium Ventures will invest up to $25m per deal, complementing the media, automotive and brodband group's existing CVC activities.

Jun 25, 2023

Five tips for handling a down round

Knowing your co-investors — and voting rights — extremely well is essential, says Merck GHI’s Bill Taranto.

Jun 21, 2023
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