Finding funds that are willing to collaborate and engage with their limited partners is one of several pieces of advice for fund-of-fund investing.
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Jenke to build CVC for German banking group BVR
Amberra will become the investment arm for the largest banking and insurance groups in Germany, with a mission to invest “beyond banking”.
Volvo Group taps into early-stage deeptech startups
The Swedish transport company is testing out a new incubator programme as a way to work with very early-stage deeptech startups.
Corporate-backed startups are more likely to survive
Having a corporate investor decreases the chance of a startup going bankrupt and increases valuation relative to EBITDA if there is an exit.
Energy companies could be climate tech’s “innovation angels”— but aren’t stepping up
Energy companies can be astute investors in climate-related deeptech startups. Unfortunately they are slowing their investment pace.
Bigger than the internet: Why corporates need to place bets on gen AI quickly
The valuations of generative AI startups are high and the tech is still untested, but corporate investors should still take some early bets.
Weinryb leaves Qualcomm Ventures to start her own fund
Merav Weinryb, who has a string of big exits to her name, will be looking at secondary opportunities in VC and portfolio companies.
Six ways to increase university spinout success
Spinout creation rates vary wildly at universities and intelligent capital and corporate partners have a big role in changing the numbers.
Five tips for handling a down round
Knowing your co-investors — and voting rights — extremely well is essential, says Merck GHI’s Bill Taranto.
Starship: the real robot revolution starts now
Autonomous delivery robots are now cheaper to run than hiring humans. A partnership between Bolt and Starship Technologies marks a pivotal moment.
These are the 100 people shaping the future of corporate investment
The investors on our Powerlist are influencing the development of their industry and helping professionalise it.
“Hope is not a strategy,” says MSD GHI’s Taranto
It is time for startups and investors to get pragmatic about down rounds
The final frontiers of digital transformation
Advances in AI, computing, and connectivity mean digital transformation is reaching previously unreachable areas. Here are seven early-stage startups pushing the boundaries.
How to take your CVC unit to the next level
As corporate investment units get bigger, they need a mix of skillsets and career levels — and a good COO to manage them.