Heavy industry accounts for 22% of global greenhouse gas emissions but is notoriously difficult to decarbonise. These startups are developing solutions, from new thermal energy storage and fusion reactor design to emissions monitoring.
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Ask the experts — How to persuade the corporate to allow outside investment advice
Corporate investment teams often need outside advice as a sounding board. Here’s how to get the rest of the business comfortable with that.
How SC Ventures learned to build ventures on an industrial scale
SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered bank, has gone big on building its own startups. It has launched more than 15 so far and always has a pipeline of 30 projects.
Follow-on investments need to become a CVC norm
Not doing follow-on investments will ruin a corporate investor’s reputation — and that of their portfolio company too. Here’s how to avoid that situation.
Nine steps to get a corporation to think like a smart VC
Stanford professor Ilya Stebulaev has a step-by-step guide to get companies into the venture mindset. Step one: if you want a home run, you can’t be afraid of striking out.
Ask the experts: What to do when the business unit won’t engage
Our monthly advice column in which an expert panel gives advice on common problems in corporate venturing.
Cummins plans to tap into “Startup India” movement
Ankit Harjai, head of corporate venture operations for Cummins in India, says the team is partnering with Shell to look for new automotive and energy startups.
Meet the corporations investing in data centre energy startups
A handful of energy and engineering corporations are starting to invest in startups that are developing novel energy options for data centres.
Healthcare needs to streamline before it can cope with AI
While generative AI is the word on every investor’s lips, hospital systems are still far from being able to benefit from this technology. The biggest hurdle to overcome? IT systems.
Ask the experts: What to do when business units want to invest, too
Our monthly advice column in which an expert panel gives advice on common problems in corporate venturing.
PayPal Ventures on the hunt for insights from early-stage startups
James Loftus reveals the seven areas where the PayPal Ventures team is keen to make investment in startups.
Which corporates most actively invest in microbiome startups?
Three companies have led the pack in microbiome startup investments over the past five years. This is who they are and what they invest in.
Six types of corporate investor — which kind are you?
Classic investor, former founder, expert, activist. connector and outsider — there is a broad range of ways to excel at corporate investing.
Mehta leaves TDK to build SE Ventures’ India operations
Siddharth Mehta, who help found corporate venture units in India for both Shell and TDK, is setting up a unit for SE Ventures.