Bose Ventures is exploring software investments and M&A as its speaker and earbud manufacturer parent competes with Apple and Amazon.
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CVC Unplugged: How Cencosud Ventures learned to go against the grain
A partnership with Cornershop during the pandemic opened Chilean retail giant Cencosud’s eys to startups. Its new CVC arm now isn’t afraid to be contrarian.
Overlooked mining tech sector about to boom, says Caterpillar Ventures
Caterpillar Ventures is hiking its deal sizes as it looks to capitalise on growing interest in mining technology, unit head Mark Crawford tells us.
PayPal Ventures on the hunt for insights from early-stage startups
James Loftus reveals the seven areas where the PayPal Ventures team is keen to make investment in startups.
Nvidia’s venture arm tackles biotech’s $1bn drug discovery problem
Sid Siddeek has turned Nvidia’s NVentures into one of the world’s most active CVCs, and he says drug development is just one area AI will transform.
Woven Capital is helping Toyota move from automobiles to mobility
Woven Capital managing partner George Kellerman joins the CVC Unplugged podcast to talk about how his $800m growth fund is now Toyota-wide.
Communicate, be resilient, and know when to leave: how CVC units can survive change
Creating a resilient strategy, constantly communicating their value and knowing when to spin out will help corporate investment units increase their longevity.
Secondary market sales of venture investments at 20-year high as liquidity drops
The amount of dry powder for secondary investments is expected to reach $180bn by the end of 2024.
Scaling alternate meats is an uphill battle – CVC Unplugged
Cereal Docks’ CVC chief tells CVC Unplugged that getting plant-based proteins competitive again will be difficult but not impossible.
Citi Ventures targets $84 trillion wealthtech opportunity
Citi Ventures head Arvind Purushotham says there’s a ‘generational opportunity’ for wealth management technologies.
HSBC tackles challenge of stepping into Silicon Valley Bank’s shoes
A year after buying the UK subsidiary of the bankrupt US lender, HSBC is building out a business of lending to startups and venture capitalists in the US.
National Grid looks to speed up startup collaboration as net zero pressures grow
Steve Smith, the new head of National Grid Partners, has shifted focus to technologies that directly impact the operation of the power grid.
CVC Unplugged: How Sopra Steria fixed a CVC strategy that wasn’t working
Sopra Steria Ventures wasn’t delivering value for the parent company. Socheat Chhay came in a year ago to turn the unit around.
“It looks similar to internet adoption”: Kraken Ventures sees a crypto resurgence
Brandon Gath, head of the Kraken-anchored Web3 venture firm, is readying a second fund as VC activity starts picking up for crypto and blockchain startups.