From excessive dilution to aggressive clauses, corporate investors look for these red flags when scouting new investments.
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What corporate investors look for in a startup
Adding strategic value is an obvious one. But other traits are important to corporate venture capital investors too.
Corporate venturing drops further in January
Funding for agricultural technology startups and deals in India increased in January, amid an overall fall in activity.
More deals by oil and gas investors in 2022 but with fewer dollars
Oil and gas companies backed more startup funding rounds in 2022 than the previous year, but the dollar valuation of deals fell by more than two thirds.
The Big Deal: Penske’s Vox Media deal highlights digital media’s decline
Penske Media’s $100m investment in Vox Media halved its valuation, as the digital media sector continues to consolidate while its companies struggle against prevailing trends.
Seven steps to building a successful venture
Debbie Brackeen was give a Herculean task when she joined CSAA Insurance Group — to create another $1bn in revenues for the 100-year-old US insurer in 10 years. That was a 25% increase in sales, and Brackeen knew that just investing in external startups was not going to be enough to reach it. CSAA would have… Continue reading Seven steps to building a successful venture
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 corporate bull case for real estate
Corporates continued to invest in real estate tech through 2022, unlike their traditional VC peers. We look at how this might play out.
Carbon capture on the cusp of mass deployment after tech advances
Large corporates are investing heavily in carbon capture projects as the technology becomes ready for the mainstream.
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.
GVR Podcast: How to do defence tech well
Defence is not an easy industry to operate or invest in, but RTX Ventures’ Dan Ateya lays out how they help startups navigate it.
What Microsoft and OpenAI learned from Sequoia and YouTube
Tech’s greatest deal had been YouTube by Sequoia but the venture model has evolved with founder ambitions
Corporate investors hold steady as VCs retreat
Corporate-backed VC deals fell just 2% in 2022 vs a 25% fall for venture capital overall. A record number of new corporate funds were created.
6 ways to create an internal network that boosts your CVC
Strong internal networks help corporate investment teams get better results. Chad Bown, of BP, and Nicole Lapointe, of Capital One, shared tips on building them.