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Jim Gable has returned to lead Chevron Technology Ventures at a time when the energy sector has many conflicting priorities.

Tata Digital provided $200m for BigBasket while Convivialité Ventures took part in an $80m series B round for Not So Dark.

The UK government aims to leverage institutional investment including potentially in corporate vehicles.

Mayank Taneja, the new vice-president of OSF Ventures, takes a deep dive with GCV into the way his team works.

Beauty treatments, medical procedures and personalisation are blending together, with China at the forefront of these key trends.

Corporate investors have a new financial incentive to invest in renewables and climate technologies that often proved economically unviable in the past.

Novo Holdings led a $75m series C round for Kate Farms while PayU and InfoEdge Ventures participated in DotPe’s $58m series B.

Instead of buying Figma for $20bn Adobe might have been better served by expanding its CVC programme. A deal to take out one competitor is standard business practice but doesn’t fix Adobe’s burning platform.

Telecoms companies had 91 exits for their portfolio companies last year, with an estimated total value of $50bn.

As telecoms networks continue to expand their services, what even counts as a strategic investment these days? A selection of industry figures tell Global Venturing it can include Web3, ESG and 5G-related technologies.