GS Group’s GS Futures and GS Energy subsidiaries are both cornerstone investors for the energy technology-focused venture firm’s maiden fund, which is on its way to a $75m ceiling.
Month: April 2021
Foy goes forth to UTA Ventures
Clinton Foy has left venture firm Crosscut Ventures after almost eight years to help UTA with investment and fund tactics for its corporate venture capital unit.
Corporate venturing hits record highs
Monthly analysis: March 2021
Conservation Venture Studio tackles climate change
Oxford University Innovation, the tech transfer arm of University of Oxford, has partnered venture capital firm Global Accelerated Ventures to set up a $25m special purpose investment vehicle targeting conservation startups.
Platform technologies: going deep to go wide
Comment by Simon Goldman, investment director, UCL Technology Fund
Germany ecosystem wobbles
Innovative region: Germany
Mission for capturing, storing and using carbon
CO2 is the focus but limiting emissions is hard; capturing, using and storing offers opportunities; but critical underinvestment in innovation
Consumer sector goes through pandemic woes
Sector analysis: Consumer
Finding a common challenge
April 2021 issue editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Daily Deal Round Up: April 14, 2021
Asahi Kasei Ventures took part in a $70m round for food waste technology provider Hazel Technologies while Zoll Medical Corporation bought portfolio company Respicardia.
The new era of innovation
There is a nice series in the Financial Times where business book authors then pick others they enjoyed.
Epic picks out investors for $1bn round
Sony has invested a further $200m in the Fortnite and Gears of War developer, at a $28.7bn valuation representing a 66% increase from last August.
SambaNova rams through $676m series D
The artificial intelligence technology developer doubled its valuation to $5.1bn in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and backed by GV and Intel Capital.
Bukalapak escalates funding with $234m
Emtek and Microsoft co-led the digital marketplace’s latest round with GIC, investing alongside Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures unit and Naver.