James Loftus, formerly Square’s global head of corporate development, has joined PayPal Ventures as managing partner.
Author: Fernando Moncada Rivera
Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the Global Venturing Review podcast.
Obaseki to lead growth investments for ZX Ventures
GCV Rising Star Daniel Obaseki took over as global head for growth investments at AB InBev’s venturing subsidiary.
GVR Podcast: Gonzalo Galindo of Cemex Ventures on how tech is changing the way we build
From 3D printing to supply chains, the construction industry is ripe for innovation.
Gil to head up Santander cleantech fund
Santiago Gil left his post as head of corporate venture capital for Enagás to lead the new Santander Innoenergy Climate VC II fund.
Portfolio spotlight: Helios plans to mine the moon for oxygen
This Israeli company not only plans to create oxygen for space exploration out of lunar regolith, but can help the steel industry, too.
Carper takes off from Boeing
Greer Carper joined Fortem Technologies as CFO and VP of corporate development, having led Boeing’s corporate venturing activities from 2017.
No lone rangers or “simple deal” people: What background should CVC hires have?
What are corporate VC managers looking for when hiring? A selection of industry figures tell GCV it isn’t just dealmakers, but intellectually curious team players and go-getters.
Ulta Beauty launches $20m Prisma Ventures unit
The corporate is targeting companies it hopes will advance beauty retail and transform the shopping experience with digital technology.
GVR Podcast: Distributing opportunity with Héctor Shibata, AC Ventures
The future of logistics and retailtech is looking bright, and AC Ventures’ Hector Shibata is looking to capitalise on it.
Green joins MOL Plus as growth manager
After seven years at Mitsui OSK, Alexander Green is moving to its corporate venture capital subsidiary, MOL Plus.
LatAm corporates need to get out of survival mode for CVC to thrive
Innovation seems threatening to legacy thinking in the region, preventing corporates from going into high-performance mode.
Durham departs from Schlumberger
GCV Rising Star Tyler Durham, previously a venture principal at Schlumberger, will continue to work on carbon capture as chief development officer for Navigator CO2 Ventures.
Web3 corporates invest in social media monitoring with Coinfeeds $2m seed round
FTX, Coinbase, Huobi and Protocol Labs backed the startup keeping an eye on crypto sentiment, a measure that can be profitable or costly.
GVR Podcast: The fresh eyes of a veteran CVC with Carlos Kokron, Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures’ Carlos Kokron shares his optimistic outlook on this week’s episode of Global Venturing Review.