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The NEC-backed quantum computing system developer will list on the New York Stock Exchange. The company is part of the budding quantum computing tech space in which corporates are taking increasing interest.

Departure of venture unit head, Kevin LaForce, leaves 32 Equity in apparent limbo.

Cybersecurity technology producer Salt Security nabbed $140m in a CapitalG-led round while healthcare unicorn Thirty Madison merged with Comcast-backed Nurx.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Data analytics platform developer Starburst raised $250m in a Salesforce-backed round valuing it above $3.3bn while SoftBank co-led a $140m round for small molecule drug developer Ventus.

A roundup of exits, including IPOs and acquisitions, across the tech transfer ecosystem.

Sector review of top investors, breakdown by subsectors and breakdown by type of corporate backers

2021 year-end data analysis

In a recent poll of corporate venturing industry leaders, we asked what the most important trends were in 2021 and sought their insights into the big opportunities that 2022 may have to offer.

From September to December 2021, Global Corporate Venturing conducted its annual State of CVC survey.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $300m round for business-to-business marketplace ElasticRun and co-led blockchain creation platform developer Aleo's $200m series B.