The shutdown of Argo.AI is a blow to the self-driving dream (and a loss for its carmaker backers). But is transport CVC merely maturing?
Author: James Mawson
James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.
Would things have been different if Twitter had been a more active investor?
Twitter had been an infrequent corporate venturer with more of a focus on acquisitions. But it had ramped up activity in the past year.
Munich supercluster points way ahead for CVC industry
What does the road ahead look like for corporate venturing in Europe’s largest economy from the centre of the Dach regional supercluster, Munich? The concerns going into the GCV Connect meeting this week, hosted by reinsurer Munich Re at its headquarters, were of looming clouds. The International Monetary Fund has forecast the German economy will… Continue reading Munich supercluster points way ahead for CVC industry
London and Munich both ripe to become Europe’s “New Palo Alto”
With a growing number of unicorns and strong research universities, Europe is in a position to create several innovation superclusters.
What the world could learn from China’s supercluster strategy
China has a policy of superclusters to drive growth and is increasingly incorporating corporate venture capital initiatives into these clusters.
Saudi Arabia pumps billions into gaming and esports sectors
The Middle Eastern country aims to diversify its oil heavy economy through corporate venture investments.
Bytedance posts $75.6bn in mark-to-market losses
Such enormous losses help explain why Bytedance in January said it was dissolving its corporate venturing unit.
Porsche’s IPO follows CVC activity
In the run-up to the float, Porche’s investment arm had invested in 18 companies, from hypercars to EV batteries and even bikes.
UK mini-Budget may boost corporate investment in science and tech startups
The UK government aims to leverage institutional investment including potentially in corporate vehicles.
Figma a dumb deal? Imagine what a $20bn CVC fund would have given Adobe
Instead of buying Figma for $20bn Adobe might have been better served by expanding its CVC programme. A deal to take out one competitor is standard business practice but doesn’t fix Adobe’s burning platform.
Clean energy: CVCs need to show more stamina than politicians
Corporations have been behind many of the largest and most interesting deals in the energy and industrials transition.
Didi is a symbol of fragmenting capital markets
The Chinese ride-hailing company’s pullback from US markets emblematic of a shift to more geopolitically divided capital.
VC and geopolitics — when deeptech becomes the new oil for China
If venture is a “pillar of national importance,” then China has developed its soft power skills well, especially in deeptech.
Wearables are the ‘window on the soul’
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