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Corporate investors rarely acquire the portfolio companies they invest in, but most will still negotiate special rights around an exit.

Nicole LeBlanc has left Danish venture firm 2150 and relocated to Japan to reprise the partner role at Toyota’s Woven Capital unit.

The energy sector's bull market extended into the academic world, with a record number of funding rounds raised last year by energy-related university spinouts. The trend is holding up so far in 2022.

Some 51 new corporate-backed energy funding initiatives were launched in 2021, up from 21 the year before. The trend has continued into 2022.

While the rest of the market pulled back investment, GCV data shows that the value of deals backed by energy companies continued to grow in 2022.  

Alexandria Real Estate-backed Acrivon has filed to go public while H2 Green Steel increased its corporate-backed series B round to $255m.

New energy storage technologies are charging ahead as the supply of commonly used materials face a supply crunch.

With a growing number of unicorns and strong research universities, Europe is in a position to create several innovation superclusters.

Google was among the investors that helped lift Progcap’ series C round to $120m while Okta Ventures boosted Hycu’s $53m series B.

Climate change is creating mounting insurance losses every year, creating a near-existential crisis for the industry. Can tech help?

Tencent took part in a $400m round for Skydance Media while CrowdStrike helped Vanta hike its series B to $150m.