Allianz France and Edenred joined other LPs to back the investment firm’s Partech Venture fund, which is halfway through its target.
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CVC creates little shareholder value, says Stryber’s Alex Mahr
Because minority startup investments don’t bring control or IP, they are of limited use for corporate innovation.
Lambert joins George Kaiser Family Foundation
GCV Powerlist mainstay and corporate VC veteran Lisa Lambert has taken up a new role at the charitable organisation as chief investment officer.
McBride joins GV as a general partner
Alphabet’s early-stage investment unit has hired Michael McBride to seek out AI and open-source software startups.
How dominant CVCs stalled the Thai tech ecosystem
After a promising start the Thai startup ecosystem has slowed. Some say too much corporate money may have been part of the problem.
Egeland departs from Equinor Ventures
Thor Egeland, who led Equinor Ventures’ clean energy investments, has moved to Statkraft to oversee business development and M&A.
Solvay Ventures transforms into Syensqo Ventures
The CVC is now under the auspices of Solvay’s spin-off Syensqo, which focuses on areas including clean mobility, EV batteries and hydrogen.
The Big Deal: Are diamonds the future of the supply chain?
CEO Ophir Gaathon tells us why Airbus and American Express have backed Dust Identity, and how diamond dust can track data on objects through the supply chain.
Video: University of Cambridge seeks fivefold increase in venture capital investment
Cambridge has a plan to boost outside investment in order to expand its technology ecosystem.
New BP Ventures head broadens investments, looks to European startups
Most of the BP Ventures capital will be deployed in clean energy investments that are designed to help the UK oil and gas major reach its 2050 net zero emissions goal.
Corporates exit connected car company Cubic in billion-dollar SoftBank deal
Qualcomm and Volkswagen are among the companies that backed connected car technology provider Cubic Telecom at a $215m valuation that has been pushed past the $1bn mark.
CVC Unplugged: HG Ventures sees a circular future for industry
HG Ventures’ Ginger Rothrock and Meghan Hunt join the pod to talk about the sustainable future of industry and connecting startups to motherships.
Austrian emergency services group launches venture studio
ÖAMTC will use the venture studio to explore new business areas related to the demographic change of its members.
Venture capital retreat in DACH region creates opening for corporate VCs
Corporate venture capital units see opportunities to invest despite the departure of financial VCs from startup financings.