Amid growing corporate confidence in crypto, Mon Protocol has teamed up with VC firm 500 Global to launch a fund targeting blockchain gaming startups.
Month: July 2024
Visa Ventures: This is how AI will transform the future of payments
Visa Ventures head David Rolf lays out how AI can help overcome stubborn problems in the world of payments.
Menlo Ventures partners with Anthropic to launch a $100m AI fund
As corporate interest in generative AI increases, sector leader Anthropic and VC backer Menlo launch the Anthology fund to drive innovation
Spanish genome lab ramps up plans for a sequence of spinouts
The National Centre for Genomic Analysis, based in Barcelona, Spain, is preparing to launch a new spinout and is planning for several more following a revamp of its operations.
Updated: 6 more functional food startups to watch
From caffeine-infused teas to mushroom gummies and liquid meal supplements, updated for 2024: here are some more startups making waves in the functional food industry.
How Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion learned to look beyond the car
Mike Smeed, partner at InMotion Ventures has changed his investment style in the two years he has been running InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s investment arm. One of the key things he learned was to look further outside the carmaker’s immediate needs. This is what he told GCV about what he had learned.
El-Khouri leaves Bertelsmann Investments’ web3 unit for startup
Martin El-Khouri is leaving the German media group’s CVC arm to join a blockchain infrastructure startup.
What if your t-shirt could help heal your sports injury?
UK startup Kymira supplies elite sports teams with garments with infrared technology that can speed muscle recovery and healing. Next, it wants to bring these to medical settings.
Proetto promoted at auto tech investor Holman Growth Ventures
After a year working as an associate at the logistics management company’s CVC unit, Brandon Proetto is now a director.
Five tips for corporates building their own startups
From choosing the right team to lead a new venture to creating a cap table that will attract venture capital investors, here are tips on how to do venture building well.
Hoffmann leaves Ørsted’s CVC unit
Maria Emilie Danø Hoffmann spent six years at the Danish renewables company where she focused on driving the green energy transition.
IBM Ventures alum Magid sets up VC firm
Deborah Magid, who spent more than 20 years at IBM and its CVC unit, has launched an AI-focused VC firm called DoubleStar Venture Partners.
Water tech company Xylem expands CVC investment by $50m
The company will use additional capital to finance startups aiming to tackle climate challenges in the water sector.
Time for Latin America to come out of stealth mode as an energy powerhouse
Latin America’s energy transition is rarely reported on but the region is a secret leader in this. Its decarbonisation journey offers opportunities for the rest of the world.