John Wei, director at Applied Ventures, is one of our 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing in 2023.
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Cheryl Zimberlin, director at M Ventures, is one of our 50 emerging leaders in corporate venturing in 2023.
New sensors bring self-driving cars a step closer
Cheaper and more powerful lidar and technologies that can augment it are getting investor attention.
Christina Cameron joins Ørsted ventures team
The former manager of corporate strategy at US energy company Constellation joined the Danish renewable energy company this month.
Warning signs that deter corporates from investing in startups
From excessive dilution to aggressive clauses, corporate investors look for these red flags when scouting new investments.
What corporate investors look for in a startup
Adding strategic value is an obvious one. But other traits are important to corporate venture capital investors too.
Btmorrow Ventures taps M&A head to lead unit
Juan Palacios replaces Lisa Smith, who left the company in January.
Nagraj Kashyap leaves Softbank Vision Fund
The corporate venturing veteran, who founded Microsoft’s CVC, M12, joins the list of recent departures from the embattled fund.
Cindi Bough moves to OGCI Climate Investments
Bough will focus on technologies that capture, store and use carbon emissions.
Seven steps to building a successful venture
Debbie Brackeen was give a Herculean task when she joined CSAA Insurance Group — to create another $1bn in revenues for the 100-year-old US insurer in 10 years. That was a 25% increase in sales, and Brackeen knew that just investing in external startups was not going to be enough to reach it. CSAA would have… Continue reading Seven steps to building a successful venture
Fusion startup NT-Tao raises $22m round
Delek US is the latest energy company to invest in a nuclear fusion startup, as corporates gain confidence in the commercial viability of the sector.
Carbon capture on the cusp of mass deployment after tech advances
Large corporates are investing heavily in carbon capture projects as the technology becomes ready for the mainstream.
Verizon Ventures appoints new leaders from inside the company
The appointments are designed to tie the ventures team more directly to the parent’s corporate strategy.
Gareth Burns joins BP Ventures
The former head of Equinor Ventures joins bp ventures at a time of transition at the fund.