As international music audiences enjoy the rise of Afrobeats, Sony Ventures is looking at whether African music, film, games and animation offer investment opportunities.
Month: October 2023
Hitachi Ventures hires Graf
Tobias Graf has announced his move to Hitachi Ventures after spending several months at venture capital firm Yttrium
WeBuy Global IPOs and Payzer is acquired: October Roundup
WeBuy Global and J&T Global Express announce IPOs, Payzer is acquired and news funds launched.
The Big Deal: Husk targets “half the planet” with its solar systems
Husk Power Systems has just raised $100m from investors including Shell to build 1,500 solar mini-grids in India and Nigeria in the next four to five years.
Mandiri to launch Global Climate Tech Fund
Over a third of Mandiri Capital Indonesia’s Global Climate Tech Fund’s capital will go to local climatetech developers.
How to succeed as a hydrogen startup
Fit your technology to the current energy system, get the cost of green hydrogen under $1 per kilo and understand your funders.
Corporates increase backing for industrial startups
Funding in every other sector continues to decline but industrial startups solving climate change and logistics problems are in vogue.
US-China tensions: These CVCs have the most Chinese investments
Western governments have increased scrutiny of companies that have links with China. These are the corporate venture capital units with the biggest concentrations of Chinese investments.
Walmart tests virtual commerce with new web3 accelerator
The 12-week programme will start with five startups focused on decentralised commerce, marketing, advertising, payment and the metaverse.
Mars Companion Fund to take bigger bets on petcare startups
Ben Jacobs of Companion Fund, flush with $300m from Mars, is going against the grain and betting bigger on startups as others pull back.
Steep rise: The state of Brazilian corporate venture in 9 charts
Brazil’s corporate venturing units are mostly less than 3 years old but have been set up in a way that maximises chances of success.
Nominations are open for Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders
Do you work with someone who is operating at the top of their game? Someone who inspires you and could inspire others? Do you know someone who is relatively new to the game of corporate venturing but has quickly made a massive impact? Now is the time to tell us about them. Rising Stars: People… Continue reading Nominations are open for Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders
[UPDATED] Women to watch in the LatAm CVC world
Latin America not only has a rapidly growing corporate venturing ecosystem but very active cohort of female practitioners.
The Big Deal: Australia’s Employment Hero plans global growth after $1bn valuation
HR software provider Employment Hero has scored a unicorn valuation as it looks to strengthen its international presence – and Seek could have the ideal CVC profile to help.