As corporate investment units get bigger, they need a mix of skillsets and career levels — and a good COO to manage them.
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Startups — if you want investment from a CVC avoid these pitching mistakes
CVC advice includes: Do your homework on the business, don’t go crazy on your projections and be honest about the competition.
EVs drive future demand for car semiconductors
Electric and semi-autonomous cars require increasingly sophisticated chips.
Edge AI opens up an opportunity for Blaize in the car semiconductor market
The California-based startup is taking on chip industry incumbents with the backing of carmakers like Denso and Mercedes-Benz.
Oil and gas sector halves backing for startups in Q1
Oil and gas companies backed just 32 startup deals with a total estimated value of $1.23 in the first quarter of the year.
AI and genome sequencing open up new microbiome treatments
Technology is starting to make it possible to
understand the complex interactions of the
microbiome in more detail.
Could a “smart toilet” solve the microbiome industry’s data problem?
BiomeSense, a University of Chicago spin out, wants to create a 10m record dataset for the microbiome sector.
Market overview: Microbiome investment grows from a low base
Sometimes called the “last organ under active research”, the human microbiome and therapeutics relating to it are attracting dollars and interest in the innovation community – albeit still from a low base.
Data centres turn to photonics to cope with the demands of AI
Data centres need a revamp to allow for the high-speed data processing artificial intelligence requires — and light is key to the transition.
What happens when you join the billion dollar CVC club?
A small but growing number of CVCs are quietly reaching fund sizes of more than $1bn. When they get there, life changes in some ways.
CVC investing in Q1: bottomed out or calm before the storm?
The numbers of deals, exits and funding initiatives involving corporates continue a relative decline year-on-year. But there was a pause in the most recent quarter, when the fall is mostly in total dollar terms. The community appears to have weatherеd the SVB debacle successfully (at least for now).
How should you pitch a CVC?
We asked leading corporate venture investors what they look for. Knowing your competition and how you stand out is crucial.
How to invest in the future of the office: a view from three investors
From holograms and new collaboration platforms to dynamic pricing software, three investors told us what they are backing in the new world of work.
A third of Korean conglomerates now have investment arms
The Korean government aims to kickstart innovation and encourage M&A among its system of chaebol after deregulating the sector.