Rarely in the long history of the automotive and transportation industries have they been as open and vulnerable to change as they are today. Car-sharing, ride-hailing, electrification, connectivity, the rapid emerge of autonomous vehicles in passenger and industrial transportation, and the demand for mobility-as-a-service are potentially as disruptive as the switch from horse and cart… Continue reading GCV’s auto event drives to the future
Category: Events
Corporates shift their relations with VCs
Conference review: SHIFT
Corporate innovation debated at lively Lisbon Web Summit
Fintech was on the agenda at the Web Summit conference in Portgual, which was attended by 53,000 people last week.
CVC Delegation to Moscow finds a vibrant ecosystem
Regional report: Russia
Sefuri takes top prize at B Dash Camp
The mountain climbing app beat out 53 other competitors at the conference, organised by corporate-backed venture fund B Dash Ventures.
Making sense of a shifting world
Toby Lewis discusses the changing pace in the world of corporate venturing
Wantful wraps up partnership deal with Nordstrom
Nordstrom will invest an undisclosed amount in the online gift service, which raised $5.5m last year, as part of the partnership agreement.
Triple Helix Venturing for the Longer Term, California
Bringing together leaders of Corporate, Government and University Venturing all under one roof.
TPG wades into in Trevi’s $25m cash fountain
TPG Biotech has now invest almost $28m in the skin disorder specialist, which will use the cash to advance clinical trials for its lead product.
iRhythm on the pulse with $17m
Novo has led a $17m series E investment in iRhythm Technologies with existing backer Norwest Venture Partners.
GCV Symposium: Interview round-up
Watch the first set of interviews from speakers at the fourth annual Global Corporate Venturing symposium.
OpenGov scoops $15m for transparency platform
Andreessen Horowitz and Formation 8 help OpenGov expand its government financial analysis platform.
Aviso on cloud nine with $8m series A
Aviso has launched with an $8m funding round supported by backers including Bloomberg Beta.
Synack secures $7.5m from Google and others
California-based Synack has raised series A capital from Google Ventures and aims to deliver an advanced new model for vulnerability and security testing of enterprise software.