Deborah Magid will leave IBM at the end of this week as strategy role is eliminated at the computing company’s CVC.
Author: Fernando Moncada Rivera
Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the Global Venturing Review podcast.
Mitani to leave KDDI after four years
KDDI Open Innovation Fund’s director of investment, DK Mitani, will leave the firm next month for a new role based in Tokyo.
Fintech boom was just the start says Citi Ventures’ Purushotham
The head of Citi’s venturing unit talks about the explosive role of data in financial services and much more.
OpenAI Startup Fund raises over $175m
OpenAI Startup Fund has received $175m from 14 unnamed investors, surpassing its initial $100m target disclosed in May 2021.
GVR Pod: The hurdles of moving from finance to corporate venturing
Mario Augusto Maia, managing partner of Cogent Venture Partners, joins the pod to talk about the best way to launch a venturing unit.
SoftBank launches $150m fund for Black and Latino founders
With more money and a new name, SoftBank continues to back Black and Latino-owned startups.
GVR Pod: A bird’s eye view of our current predicament
EY’s VC lead for the US talks about the difficulties in today’s venture market and where the silver linings are.
These things surprise financial investors when they move into CVC
Cogent Venture Partners’ Mario Augusto Maia talks about the transition from financial asset management to CVC, and how to deal with the hurdles involved.
Startups — if you want investment from a CVC avoid these pitching mistakes
CVC advice includes: Do your homework on the business, don’t go crazy on your projections and be honest about the competition.
GVR Pod: Building through change
Stanley Ventures’ Dina Routhier and Michael Mahan talk about the evolving investment landscape for building things.
GVR Pod: Putting money where the food is
Cargill Ventures unit chief Erin VanLanduit joins the Global Venturing Review to talk about the future of agtech and shifting consumer preferences.
GVR Pod: The future of commercial real estate
JLL Spark’s Raj Singh joins the Global Venturing Review to talk about how data, climate and hybrid work will transform commercial real estate.
Predatory investors turn screws on startups
Investors have noticed the use of convertible notes spiking over the past six months as an alternative to financing startups with equity and bank debt. But their frequency and unfavourable terms may well come back to haunt startups and investors alike.
Data, climate and hybrid work transform commercial real estate
Data from buildings could eventually yield more revenue than the buildings themselves, according to JLL Spark Global Ventures’ Raj Singh