The pressure on startups to trade off potential security risks of their technology against the competitive need to raise capital is set to grow.
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Our Next Energy claims its batteries can push EVs to 600+ miles
The Michigan-based startup believes a dual-cell, dual chemistry battery pack can dramatically increase the range of electric cars.
Corporate VC deals continue to decline in February
The number of startup funding rounds backed by corporate investors dropped 43% year-on-year in February. Deal value was down by two-thirds.
Nine things we learned at the GCVI Summit in Monterey
As the Silicon Valley Bank collapse still shakes the industry, corporate investors are finding a voice and stepping up, but must become more transparent.
Signs of growth for Brazil’s CVC scene
Brazil’s corporate venturing ecosystem is still relatively young, with the majority of progammes set up in the last three years.
How to set the right performance metrics for your CVC programme
How you set up effective performance metrics for teams whose outcomes are a combination of tangible and intangible effects, is often as much about influence and learning, as it is about revenue.
Investors set sights on defence tech
Investors are becoming increasingly comfortable in putting their money behind national defence.
Career paths into CVC are changing
Corporate investors increasingly come from an entrepreneurship background or have deep operational expertise in their sector.
Updated: Time for CVCs to step up after SVB’s collapse?
Where does the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank leave corporate investors? Here’s what CVCs said about short and long-term challenges.
How to manage your corporate investment portfolio in a downturn
Intel Capital, Echo Health Ventures and Fenwick & West shared advice on how to prep an investment team for a tough funding climate.
Corporate investors turn to India
Corporate investors are increasingly building a presence in India as the country’s roster of globally-focused startups grows.
Women emerging in Indian corporate venturing
As India’s startup ecosystem takes off, women are becoming more prominent as both founders and investors.
New sensors bring self-driving cars a step closer
Cheaper and more powerful lidar and technologies that can augment it are getting investor attention.
US-China tensions spark venturing rethink
Souring trade relations between the US and China are forcing global corporations to shift their investment focus.