Matthew Ridley is departing from his role as head of aviation group IAG’s corporate venture and innovation unit, Hangar 51.
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Brazilian university operator Grupo Integrado launches CVC
Formed in partnership with accelerator Founders Club, the CVC announced its first investment in embedded finance platform Baasic.
Tsuchikawa bids farewell to Sony Ventures
GCV Powerlist mainstay Gen Tsuchikawa left Japanese conglomerate Sony after two decades, having led its CVC unit in the past eight years.
Japan sees boost in corporate investment in Q3, while Israel experiences slump
Japan saw an 80% rise in corporate backed funding rounds while India saw a 45% increase and Israel saw a 38% drop.
Michalak joins Ukrainian energy company DTEK as clean tech investor
After 12 years as an investor with Octopus, Lukasz Michalak has moved to the Ukrainian energy firm DTEK to work on clean tech investments.
Aksoy leaves Allianz-backed VC fund AV8
Baris Aksoy has left Allianz-backed VC fund AV8 after five years, during which time he sat on the boards of a number of tech startups.
Zavala leaves corporate venturing role at insurer Consorcio
Tomás Zavala is leaving after six years working on the Chilean financial services firm’s corporate venture capital activities.
Bolgar Jackson leaves Danone Ventures after eight years
Holly Bolgar Jackson leaves the French food multinational’s CVC arm after eight years to join the core business’s enterprise strategy team.
Al-Nasser promoted to senior principal of CVC at Saudi IT firm Elm
After three years working for the Saudi IT services and consultancy company, Khalid Al-Nasser has been made senior principal of CVC.
Brockhausen leaves German mass media firm ProSiebenSat.1’s CVC
Jan Brockhausen, previously an associate director at SevenVentures, is now a principal at Fiege Group-backed F-Log Ventures.
Pangaea Ventures on the hunt for Asian deeptech with new $85m fund
The Canadian venture firm is opening an office in Asia as Asian corporations flock to invest in its fifth fund and largest fund.
Japanese ketchup maker Kagome launches $50m CVC fund
Formed in association with US venture firm SVG Ventures, the Sunrise Fund will back early-stage agritech startups.
Berger joins Saudi city project Neom as biotech investment director
Berger will lead the biotech investment for the Saudi city project, contributing to the Kingdom’s goal of becoming a global biotech hub.
Brooks leaves mining company Anglo American’s CVC
Dawn Brooks has joined consultancy Wood Mackenzie after spending three years at Anglo American’s CVC, Decarbonisation Ventures.