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Author: Kaloyan Andonov
Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.
Corporate VC deals continue to decline in February
The number of startup funding rounds backed by corporate investors dropped 43% year-on-year in February. Deal value was down by two-thirds.
Signs of growth for Brazil’s CVC scene
Brazil’s corporate venturing ecosystem is still relatively young, with the majority of progammes set up in the last three years.
Corporate venturing drops further in January
Funding for agricultural technology startups and deals in India increased in January, amid an overall fall in activity.
More deals by oil and gas investors in 2022 but with fewer dollars
Oil and gas companies backed more startup funding rounds in 2022 than the previous year, but the dollar valuation of deals fell by more than two thirds.
The corporate bull case for real estate
Corporates continued to invest in real estate tech through 2022, unlike their traditional VC peers. We look at how this might play out.
Corporate investors hold steady as VCs retreat
Corporate-backed VC deals fell just 2% in 2022 vs a 25% fall for venture capital overall. A record number of new corporate funds were created.
What investors should know about “smoothing” of VC returns
Massaging returns during times of volatility is a common practice in private equity, but investors should be aware of the pros and cons.
Most CVCs have $200m allocated or less
The number of $1bn plus CVC funds has increased, but most still work with less than $200m.
Corporate investors shift to seed stage
Corporate investors historically favoured later-stage deals, but a tough economic climate is driving a sharp shift to seed-stage investing.
Most corporates planning at least 4 investments a year
Corporate investors are not slowing down their investment activity despite the tough economic climate.
Corporate investors rush to back EVs and self-driving cars
While corporate-backed deals are down at the subdued levels we’ve been observing since July, mobility, logistics and gaming saw an uptick.
Oil and gas companies’ investments aren’t rising in line with profits
Oil and gas companies’ profits have risen more than five-fold in the last two years. But investment activities are increasing more slowly.
The 9 worst corporate-backed investments
Failure rates are high for VC-backed companies, and corporate-backed startups are not exempt. But which have been the biggest recent flops that left corporate investors licking their wounds?