The number of corporate-backed funding rounds continued to decline in Q3, but September saw a sharp jump in the value of deals. Large deals are back, too.
Month: October 2023
Gasol Escuer departs from Grifols
After serving two years at Grifols Innovation and New Technologies, Gasol Escuer has accepted a new position at global venture firm AdBio Partners
Dream Sports calls time on $250m CVC fund
The owner of India’s biggest fantasy sports company is closing Dream Capital as it cuts costs amid a stringent new tax and portfolio company struggles.
CVC Unplugged: How to combine multiple investment strategies in one fund
MSW Capital’s Richard Zeiger joins the pod to talk about its multi-corporate LP approach and why it rejects the CVC-as-a-service label.
Howden launches £500m-backed insurtech venture
Insurance industry veteran Tom Hoad will lead the collaborative industry initiative.
Are CVCs shifting their focus towards financial profits?
Corporate venture investors appear to be becoming more concerned about the financial returns of their funds, according to our latest GCV LinkedIn Poll. A difficult investment climate, with valuations of startups down, may be making even strategic investors keen to show good financial returns. While traditional venture capital investors have a single goal in mind:… Continue reading Are CVCs shifting their focus towards financial profits?
Functional foods start to get the science and the investment case right
Science-based evidence of health benefits, access to customer data and an influx of investment are behind the growth in functional foods.
Telefónica-anchored Leadwind hits $250m close
The Spanish telecoms firm is leading a list of corporate backers for the fund, which is looking to fill the gap for technology scale-ups in Southern Europe and Latin America.
Sony launches $10m fund to invest in African entertainment startups
Sony Innovation Fund: Africa will make investments in gaming, music, movie and content distribution sectors.
A “new norm” is needed for startup-corporate collaboration
Interactions between startups and corporates often fail to produce meaningful results. Some internal changes can help – but is achieving a breakthrough possible without digital assistance?
Shang Qi Capital powers up with $576m
Shangqi Huirong Shangcheng Yihao Industry Fund’s second close counts SAIC Motor Financial Holding Management unit among its LPs.
CVC Unplugged: Deep tech startups should focus more on real-world problems
Owen Thompson, of venture builder Cambridge Future Tech, talks about how researchers need to focus not just on complex technical challenges but on solving real-world problems.
Turkey: Can CVC remove the funding roadblocks for startups?
Turkey has the ingredients to be a top tech market, but it needs investors to take more risk if its startups are to get past early stage.
Investors rather than corporate insiders take startup board seats
Parent company representation on startup and portfolio company boards is an essential element of the corporate innovation industry – but who holds these seats?