IAG Firemark Ventures has already made its first investment from its second fund.
Author: James Mawson
James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.
Tnuva tucks into ventures launch
Tnuva Next has formalised a NIS30m ($9.3m) investment contribution to startups over the course of 2021.
Swiss Post shakes up ventures team
Olivier Laplace has left with Boyman promoted and Ronner joining Swiss Post Ventures.
Capnamic closes third fund
Founded in 2012 with offices in Cologne, Berlin and Munich, Capnamic has corporate LPs.
CNH formalises CVC unit
CNH Industrial Ventures builds on the group’s existing minority stakes.
Weiss and Nieto leave Cemex
Mauricio Tessi Weiss and Juan Nieto Villamandos have teamed up with Vivin Hegde to launch Zacua Ventures.
Sorenson Ventures closes second fund
Several of its LPs have a strategic angle, especially wanting an early look around cyber trends.
Banque Misr backs fintech fund
Banque Misr was described as the anchor investor in the fund by Global Ventures.
Peets to leave Telus Ventures
Rob Peets has managed Telus’ $400m investment portfolio for a decade.
Lennar to spin off LenX
Lennar recognised $395m in paper losses during the quarter ending February 2022 from the publicly traded section of its corporate venturing portfolio.
Cheng joins Luno Expeditions as CEO
Jocelyn Cheng joined early-stage investment arm, Luno Expeditions, this month to back crypto.
Bona leaves BCG for UTA
UTA (formerly known as United Talent Agency) previously launched its corporate venturing unit under Sam Wick.
Hawke Ventures swoops on second fund
Hawke Ventures closed its first vehicle at $5.6m from 51 angel investors, TechCrunch reported last summer.
Fieam starts strategic fund
The reported corporate venture capital fund plans to invest between BR500,000 and BR5m in about 15 startups.