Funding in every other sector continues to decline but industrial startups solving climate change and logistics problems are in vogue.
Category: Analysis
US-China tensions: These CVCs have the most Chinese investments
Western governments have increased scrutiny of companies that have links with China. These are the corporate venture capital units with the biggest concentrations of Chinese investments.
Steep rise: The state of Brazilian corporate venture in 9 charts
Brazil’s corporate venturing units are mostly less than 3 years old but have been set up in a way that maximises chances of success.
[UPDATED] Women to watch in the LatAm CVC world
Latin America not only has a rapidly growing corporate venturing ecosystem but very active cohort of female practitioners.
Is this the start of a CVC investment rebound?
The number of corporate-backed funding rounds continued to decline in Q3, but September saw a sharp jump in the value of deals. Large deals are back, too.
Functional foods start to get the science and the investment case right
Science-based evidence of health benefits, access to customer data and an influx of investment are behind the growth in functional foods.
Investors rather than corporate insiders take startup board seats
Parent company representation on startup and portfolio company boards is an essential element of the corporate innovation industry – but who holds these seats?
Accenture Ventures leans into trillion-dollar spacetech opportunity
Tom Lounibos, managing director of Accenture Ventures, the consulting firm’s corporate venture capital unit, has made several investments in space technology startups.
Reality check: Has the IRA made the US a magnet for cleantech investment?
The US’s $369bn climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), promises to put the US at the forefront of the clean energy transition, but the act has its limitations.
Corporate-backed rounds take lion’s share of startup investments in Brazil
The CVC sector’s reputation is improving after a rocky start in Latin America’s largest economy.
Are CVC investors moving from followers to leaders?
CVCs appear to be increasingly comfortable with taking a leading role in startup funding rounds — does this mark a permanent shift?
9 startups that could change how we look at water
From technology that studies cosmic rays to measure soil moisture to a system that can turn air into water, we look at the most promising new startups in the water tech sector.
Are internal hires becoming more popular for CVCs?
A majority of CVCs still prefer to hire experienced investors externally, but internal hiring may be increasing in popularity.
Madagascar’s Axian swoops in as other VCs retreat from Africa
Axian Investment aims to invest in 10 startups a year in sectors such as fintech, insurtech and logistics.