Tom Whitehouse, CEO at Leif Capital, moderated a discussion comparing cleantech investment with the first decade after the millennium.
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The new ‘big fish’ at BP Ventures in America
Interesting moves are afoot at BP Ventures – their first investment in food (fish food, to be precise) and some changes to their team.
Maana wins GCV award for “Energy-tech Corporate Venture Capital Investment of the Year”
Global Corporate Venturing’s inaugural award for ‘Energy-tech Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Investment of the Year’ was announced on November 8th during the Venture Houston conference.
BP Ventures in China – land of opportunity
Tom Whitehouse, contributing editor, spoke to Jin Hu, BP Ventures’ Shanghai-based China lead, about how she is re-adapting to her country of birth after 16 years in the UK. Hu also set out the strategic rationale behind BP’s $10m backing of Nio Capital and pledged to demonstrate value to venture investors in China.
The future of energy based on inclusion
Tom Whitehouse, contributing editor, interviewed Barbara Burger about Chevron Technology Ventures’ new Future Energy Fund and GCV’s Venture Houston conference next month, which she is co-chairing and Chevron is co-sponsoring.
Focus: Switching Israel on to energy tech
Can Israel deliver on energy?
Interview: Reducing costs with a ‘lower for longer’ oil price
GCV’s Tom Whitehouse and Kaloyan Andonov spoke to Geert van de Wouw, managing director of Shell Technology Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of oil and gas major Royal Dutch Shell, about the unit’s focus on industry-relevant technologies that lead to cost reductions or making assets more resilient, and how hurricane Harvey in Houston and low… Continue reading Interview: Reducing costs with a ‘lower for longer’ oil price
Interview: Houston – centre of the third US coast
GCV’s Tom Whitehouse and Kaloyan Andonov spoke to Kemal Anbarci, vice-president and managing executive of Chevron Technology Ventures, the Houston-based venturing unit of oil and gas major Chevron, about the efforts to rebuild Houston after hurricane Harvey and attract more capital to the city, the financial and industrial centre of the US “third coast”. Anbarci… Continue reading Interview: Houston – centre of the third US coast
Energy corporate venturing goes digital
Data bytes meet drill bits at Corporate Venture Houston 2017.
Catalysing Houston venture growth after hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey left Kemal and his family “shaken but dry and all right” and CTV’s venturing strategy mostly unchanged. “What has enabled Chevron Technology Ventures to be a successful venturing group and the longest-lasting, continuously operating oil and gas venturing arm is our focus on resilient infrastructure,” he says. “This unfortunate event confirms the validity… Continue reading Catalysing Houston venture growth after hurricane Harvey
Material innovations in health
Tom Whitehouse, contributing editor at Global Corporate Venturing, hosted a breakout speciality sector session on health at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017
Flying cars versus autonomous vehicles
“The debate over flying cars versus autonomous vehicles is set for takeoff.”
‘The guts and brains of the automobile’
Describe your role at Denso. My role is twofold. I lead a group that does direct investments in startup companies. I am also involved in Denso’s strategic M&A discussions. The startups are typically of strategic interest to Denso. We invest in the stages from seed to series B. Most of the opportunities we look at… Continue reading ‘The guts and brains of the automobile’
All-tech venturing for a new mobility paradigm
With $32bn in revenues last year, Magna International, global automotive supplier, is probably the largest company you have never heard of – unless you are in the automotive industry. Its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) clients range from Aston Martin to Ford and just about everyone in between. Its product range is equally diverse, from electronics… Continue reading All-tech venturing for a new mobility paradigm