The longed-for recovery in startup exits hasn’t yet arrived. But those startups that did get bought or publicly listed in September did so at higher prices.
Month: October 2024
Brazilian university operator Grupo Integrado launches CVC
Formed in partnership with accelerator Founders Club, the CVC announced its first investment in embedded finance platform Baasic.
Tsuchikawa bids farewell to Sony Ventures
GCV Powerlist mainstay Gen Tsuchikawa left Japanese conglomerate Sony after two decades, having led its CVC unit in the past eight years.
Japan sees boost in corporate investment in Q3, while Israel experiences slump
Japan saw an 80% rise in corporate backed funding rounds while India saw a 45% increase and Israel saw a 38% drop.
Michalak joins Ukrainian energy company DTEK as clean tech investor
After 12 years as an investor with Octopus, Lukasz Michalak has moved to the Ukrainian energy firm DTEK to work on clean tech investments.
Aksoy leaves Allianz-backed VC fund AV8
Baris Aksoy has left Allianz-backed VC fund AV8 after five years, during which time he sat on the boards of a number of tech startups.
How corporate investors can sell themselves to startups
Being humble, bringing your connections and building a good reputation are all part of the art of the “reverse pitch,” says Mike Smeed, of InMotion Ventures, the investment arm of JLR, and Martin MacDonald, of weeteq.
Zavala leaves corporate venturing role at insurer Consorcio
Tomás Zavala is leaving after six years working on the Chilean financial services firm’s corporate venture capital activities.
Updated: Nine more spacetech startups for your radar
Investors — particularly corporates — have increased backing for spacetech startups in the past five years. Here are the new entrants catching their eye.
Bolgar Jackson leaves Danone Ventures after eight years
Holly Bolgar Jackson leaves the French food multinational’s CVC arm after eight years to join the core business’s enterprise strategy team.