Mia Hu, formerly investment associate at Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, has been named investment director at the unit.
Month: March 2023
Video: ‘It is time to step up and help portfolio companies’
Corporate investors can help portfolio companies with exposure to the failed Silicon Valley Bank by providing liquidity and legal advice, an investor says.
Nine things we learned at the GCVI Summit in Monterey
As the Silicon Valley Bank collapse still shakes the industry, corporate investors are finding a voice and stepping up, but must become more transparent.
Deal Roundup: Barclays backs Zedify funding package
Zero-emission courier service Zedify secured over $6m while Naspers closed its $100m Naspers Foundry fund.
GVR Podcast: Unfair access to Latin America
Brian Walsh, head of Wind Ventures, joins the Global Venturing Review podcast to talk EVs and Latin America.
Spector spells out 1835i departure
Former CEO Ron Spector has been succeeded by Justin Greenstein, who was chief finance and operating officer.
Six steps to building a true innovation culture
To be truly effective, an innovation team needs freedom to operate, a separate measurement framework and incentives.
Deal Roundup: Walmart adds $200m for PhonePe
Walmart invested another $200m in PhonePe while Polygon, Ripple and GSR are among the LPs in Blockchain Founders Fund’s $75m second vehicle.
The Big Deal: Viridos tries to crack algae biofuel
Andrew Chang, MD of United Airlines’ venture unit, tells us sustainable jet fuels like that of portfolio company Viridos are a strategic priority, but how viable will they be long term?
Deal Roundup: Clever Care clears $41m series C round
Alphabet led Clever Care Health Plan’s $41m series C while Heritage Group and Prologis participated in SolarCycle’s $30m series A round.
IMI Critical hires Placidi to run venture studio
The flow control technology provider has recruited Marco Placidi to head its open innovation arm following a stint in corporate venturing for Halma.
Comcast targets generative AI with theme-based accelerator
Comcast NBCUniversal Lift Labs is following a theme-based strategy in 2023 with generative artificial intelligence first on the agenda.
Signs of growth for Brazil’s CVC scene
Brazil’s corporate venturing ecosystem is still relatively young, with the majority of progammes set up in the last three years.
How to set the right performance metrics for your CVC programme
How you set up effective performance metrics for teams whose outcomes are a combination of tangible and intangible effects, is often as much about influence and learning, as it is about revenue.