If a CVC unit wants to bring in outside money, it needs a great track record, a unique angle and skin in the game.
Author: Fernando Moncada Rivera
Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the Global Venturing Review podcast.
Yamaha Motor Ventures to expand into fintech, insurtech with second fund
The motor company CVC is launching its second Exploratory Fund vintage later this year.
Global Venturing Review: Making cars smarter with Vito Giallorenzo – BlackBerry IVY Innovation Fund
Vito Giallorenzo of BlackBerry joined the Global Venturing Review podcast to discuss how the BlackBerry IVY Innovation Fund is working to make automobiles smarter.
TitletownTech raising $80m second fund
The Microsoft and Green Bay Packers-backed VC firm is raising a second vehicle more than triple the size of its predecessor, according to a filing.
Global Venturing Review: The future of minimally invasive care with Oliver Keown, Jotthe Kannappan, Vivian de Ruijter – Intuitive Ventures
Oliver Keown, Jotthe Kannappan and Vivian de Ruijter of Intuitive Ventures joined the Global Venturing Review podcast to discuss the future of minimally invasive care.
Deeptech Labs unveils six for spring cohort
The Arm-backed accelerator picked six companies for its largest cohort yet, focusing on hardware, manufacturing and knowledge.
Huobi and Krungsri add to the crypto fund bonanza
The crypto exchange and financial services firm have both thrown their hat in the Web3 venturing space with new funds.
SC Ventures: figuring out what people really want from banks
Hint: it’s growth, welfare, sustainability — and cryptocurrency, believes Standard Chartered’s CVC unit chief, Alex Manson.
Global Venturing Review: Alex Manson – SC Ventures
Alex Manson, global head of Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures, joins GVR to talk about investing in modern fintech.
Crypto spawns new breed of CVC
With a new $500m vehicle, Binance became the latest crypto company to amass huge piles of capital to build up the industry.
Google backs ShareChat as Indian corporate-backed media deals grow
Corporate-backed media deals topped $1bn last year and this year looks to be on track to outpace 2021.
Too many co-investors can be bad for CVC
A University of Groningen study found that CVCs with too many co-investors performed poorly. Getting too close to partners also hurt them.
More changes at BP innovation units
The oil and gas supplier’s venturing and accelerator units continue a series of high-profile people moves with the departure of a managing partner.
GCV Symposium: Sustainability takes centre stage
Speakers highlighted the growing importance of ESG strategy within CVC investments and how CVCs can help their respective parent firms’ green goals, particularly after COP26.