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As money flows back into transport, investors look beyond just moving people
CVCs invested over 50% more dollars in transport year-on-year, while they train their eye on connected industries in 2025
Jan 2, 2025CVC's most active investors in 2024 - and how they invested
GCV has looked through our data to find the busiest investors in corporate venture capital. Here's how and where they invested in 2024.
Jan 1, 2025Big exits returned in 2024 as corporates bought portfolio companies
Large life sciences deals and corporate investors buying the companies in their own portfolio have been key to an improving exit market.
Dec 26, 2024Huge AI funds, obesity drugs and carbon capture – the CVC trends…
AI funding rounds commanded huge prices in 2024, but corporate investors also made large bets in healthcare, energy and robotics.
Dec 25, 2024Updated: 7 new startups reshaping the packaging sector
Many of the companies have financial and corporate venture backers, as businesses seek alternatives to single-use plastics.
Dec 24, 20242024 marks flurry of university spinout fund launches
University venture funds are becoming an increasingly important tool for universities to support their ecosystems — here are the new ones launched in 2024.
Dec 23, 2024These CVC units didn't make it to 2025 and the reasons aren't…
More than 60% of CVC units survive beyond their initial 3 years. Those that close do so for a variety of reasons — here's a look at five that ceased operations this year.
Dec 19, 2024Is seed really the new series A?
Rounds are getting bigger and investors want to see more earlier, but the distinction between them is still important.
Dec 17, 2024Special report: Self-driving cars make a cautious comeback
With billion-dollar funding rounds being limited to a few large companies, the self-driving car industry still appears to have a bumpy road ahead.
Dec 16, 2024UK universities ready to pick up the pace of commercialisation in 2025
The UK stands to benefit from the work of the past 12 months to push more university research-led innovation into the marketplace.
Dec 13, 2024Torq Ventures says Brazil's innovative central bank is spurring rapid fintech growth
Brazil’s central bank is great at working with innovative technology, and hopefully others in LatAm will follow suit, says Torq’s Thiago Iglesias.
Dec 11, 2024Shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines opens India CVC office
The Japanese shipping giant has opened a CVC office in India as the country increasingly becomes a strategic target for shipping companies.
Dec 10, 2024Featured Content
The CVC Funding Round DatabaseWhich corporates are backing which startups? Search our corporate deal database.The CVC Funding Round Database
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Nominate your CVC starsWe are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.Nominate your CVC stars
We are compiling our annual list of outstanding early and mid-career CVC investors. Nominate yourself or someone on your team.
Corporate venture building reportData from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomesCorporate venture building report
Data from 100+ corporate venture building programmes, including size, budgets, staffing, reporting lines and outcomes
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