Corporate investors are looking at silicon photonics, AI chips and semiconductor packaging as the hot new areas for investment. Dede Goldschmidt has worked in venture capital for decades but does not remember seeing so many potential investment opportunities. “We have a significant pipeline of potential semiconductor-related investments. It is quite amazing. I don’t recall… Continue reading Semiconductors: “Tectonic shifts” are reviving investor interest
Month: July 2022
LatAm corporates need to get out of survival mode for CVC to thrive
Innovation seems threatening to legacy thinking in the region, preventing corporates from going into high-performance mode.
Daily Deals Round Up: July 29, 2022
Deutsche Telekom and Salesforce-backed PerimeterX is joining forces with Human Security while M12 and Alexandria Venture Investments took part in Ozette’s $26m series A round.
Daily Deals Round Up: July 28, 2022
Cisco Investments helped internet browser developer Island boost its series B round to $125m while Nufarm led crop protection technology producer Enko’s $70m series C.
Christie’s Ventures on how to make ‘old’ new
Why is a 256-year old company best known for selling antiques and renaissance art investing in digital asset startups? We asked the head of its new VC fund.
Durham departs from Schlumberger
GCV Rising Star Tyler Durham, previously a venture principal at Schlumberger, will continue to work on carbon capture as chief development officer for Navigator CO2 Ventures.
Web3 corporates invest in social media monitoring with Coinfeeds $2m seed round
FTX, Coinbase, Huobi and Protocol Labs backed the startup keeping an eye on crypto sentiment, a measure that can be profitable or costly.
Daily Deals Round Up: July 27, 2022
360 Security and CATL helped Hozon Auto close a $1.5bn series D while Origin Energy and Tokyo Gas backed a $550m round for Octopus Energy.
Daily Deals Round Up: July 26, 2022
Novartis and Cigna Ventures were part of Cleerly’s $192m series C round while Aptos Labs secured $150m from investors including FTX, Circle and Jump Trading.
Toyota Boshoku drives to innovative mobility tech
Daisuke Otsuka, head of the firm’s business incubation office, says his unit is helping adapt to the car industry’s once-in-a-century transformation.
Singapore provides $14m corporate venturing boost
EDB has added about $14m for the second Corporate Venture Launchpad to help corporations launch innovative spinoffs.
GVR Podcast: The fresh eyes of a veteran CVC with Carlos Kokron, Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures’ Carlos Kokron shares his optimistic outlook on this week’s episode of Global Venturing Review.
Qualcomm Ventures sees opportunity in the downturn and the digital future
It’s been around the block, but Qualcomm’s CVC wants you to know it’s still looking ahead.
Clean energy: CVCs need to show more stamina than politicians
Corporations have been behind many of the largest and most interesting deals in the energy and industrials transition.