The AI-equipped mining company, which raised $195m this week, can help bridge a multitrillion-dollar supply gap for the rare earth metals used in batteries, according to Equinor Ventures’ Jeroen van der Hoek.
Month: June 2023
Kereiakes joins healthtech ventures fund
The healthtech investor, formerly of Providence Ventures, will be based in Cincinatti, Ohio.
June Deal Roundup: AI mining company Kobold Metals reaches unicon status
IPO Fuller, a Japan-based provider of mobile app development and analytics services, filed for an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange that will allow internet services provider Asahi Net, which owns a 6.3% stake, to exit. Fuller’s other investors include telecommunications firm KDDI, video game and entertainment producer Sega Sammy and travel technology… Continue reading June Deal Roundup: AI mining company Kobold Metals reaches unicon status
Five tips for handling a down round
Knowing your co-investors — and voting rights — extremely well is essential, says Merck GHI’s Bill Taranto.
Starship: the real robot revolution starts now
Autonomous delivery robots are now cheaper to run than hiring humans. A partnership between Bolt and Starship Technologies marks a pivotal moment.
Is the fall in corporate venture spending finally slowing down?
Highlights: The amount that corporate investors are willing to spend on funding startups this year is still far lower than in 2022. But the trend over the first five months of this year has showed the investment decline beginning to flatten out. In fact the monthly number of deals and the amount spent on them… Continue reading Is the fall in corporate venture spending finally slowing down?
Senseful.ai uses machine learning to improve internet search results
The University of Exeter spinout has created a model for finding information which works the way humans think by drawing from cognitive semantics and natural language understanding.
June Deal Roundup: Wrtn raises $11.8m in series A funding
Z Holdings’ Z Venture Capital subsidiary took part in interactive generative AI platform Wrtn’s $11.8m series A round.
These are the 100 people shaping the future of corporate investment
The investors on our Powerlist are influencing the development of their industry and helping professionalise it.
Powerlist 2023: Jim Adler
Jim Adler, founder and general partner, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.
Powerlist 2023: Kitty Agarwal
Kitty Agarwal, partner at Info Edge Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.
Powerlist 2023: Shan Aggarwal
Shan Aggarwal, VP and head of corporate development at Coinbase Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.
Powerlist 2023: Mahdi Aladel
Mahdi Aladel, CEO of Aramco Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venture professionals on our Powerlist this year.
Powerlist 2023: Lak Ananth
Lak Ananth, CEO and managing partner of Next47, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our Powerlist this year.