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Author: Robert Lavine
Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.
The Big Deal: Risilience rides the ESG wave
The environmental analytics provider’s National Grid-backed series B round shows the interest around startups who can use data to help corporates fulfil their environmental data requirements.
Tenable Ventures says its precision cybersecurity focus gives it the edge
Tenable Ventures can offer risk prevention know-how you can’t get from big IT corporates or specialist venture firms, it tells Global Venturing.
MUFG expands investments in Indonesia with $100m fund
The Japanese banking group partnered with local subsidiary Danamon for a fund that will back Indonesian startups, adding to its $300m Ganesha Fund in India.
The Big Deal: Pasqal highlights quantum’s strong start to 2023
Pasqal’s $109m series B is the fourth corporate-backed round for a quantum computing startup this month, and its capabilities make the sector a strategic bet for a range of corporates.
Best Nights aims to become Jägermeister’s ‘impact fund for nightlife’
Managing director Lorrain de Silva tells us why Jägermeister’s Best Nights VC fund invests in everything from dating apps to Bluetooth speakers, and why NFTs and sextech might be on the horizon.
The Big Deal: SCG cements Sublime series A round
Sublime Systems raised $40m for its decarbonised cement technology as corporates like Siam Cement Group seek to cut sky-high emissions from building materials.
Zeb climbs to general partner at GV
Sangeen Zeb has become GV’s latest general partner, 18 months after joining the unit as a fintech and enterprise software specialist.
Allcargo finds Northstar for logistics VC partnership
Less-than-container-load specialist Allcargo has harnessed venture firm Northstar.vc for a partnership that will combine on supply chain technology investments.
It’s not all ChatGPT — 13 other generative AI technologies to watch
A new breed of artificial intelligence startups are moving from basic automation into new areas of creativity. Here are some of the key names and their corporate investors.
The Big Deal: WM parks in a cut-price spot
WM Motor is executing a reverse merger at a hefty cut from its 2021 valuation, showing the big risks involved with investing in China’s saturated electric vehicle sector.
Sanofi swells venture fund to $750m
Sanofi’s strategic investment arm received a top up from its pharmceutical parent in a week when it led an $80m round for its latest portfolio company.
What next for healthcare CVC in 2023?
What’s going to happen to healthcare startup funding this year? Will the IPO market recover? And what kinds of technologies are on the up? We asked some leading CVCs for their view.
The Big Deal: Metagenomi shows that gene therapies continue to pull in big funding
The $275m round, the largest series B for three months, featured several pharmaceutical companies and is part of a thriving environment for gene therapy startups.