The construction firm’s Daiwa House Ventures is reportedly part of a $202m startup support initiative that will start early next year.
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Entrepreneur Media launches CVC fund
The US publisher is also creating an angel network to help investors access deals.
FC Barcelona’s CVC arm seeks Champions League results – on a budget
Albert Mundet tells us how FC Barcelona began investing through Barça Innovation Hub in the middle of a cost-cutting exercise, and how it balances short and long-term goals.
Dos Santos joins Takeda Digital Ventures
CVC veteran Ricardo dos Santos has left ResMed and joined Takeda’s digital health investment arm as partner and head of its Venture Studio.
Patterson to bid Gradient Ventures farewell
GCV Powerlist member Anna Patterson has announced her departure from Alphabet’s AI fund at the end of 2023.
CVC Unplugged: Investing in fun with Convivialité Ventures
What’s it like to invest in having a good time? Stéphane Longuet, head of Pernod Ricard’s corporate VC unit, joins the show to talk about it.
HR tech heavyweight ADP out to prove size matters to startups
Oz Khan heads up venture capital for ADP, which has over a million clients that portfolio companies can partner with, and he tells us why now is the right time to launch ADP Ventures.
M Ventures looks to AI to drive medicine and materials forward
Merck Group’s CVC managing directors Owen Lozman and Hakan Goker speak about the transformational power of machine learning in pharma and materials science.
Why is sports the odd industry out when it comes to CVC?
Almost none of the world’s largest sports teams are active in early-stage investing – we got the answers to why from the worlds of football, basketball and venture capital.
Cohen joins Intel Capital Israel
Lisa Cohen, who was a corporate venturer at Innogy Innovation Hub between 2016 and 2020, has taken up a partner role at Intel’s CVC arm.
Romanian bank BCR launches $5.5m CVC unit
BCR Seed Starter will invest about $545,000 per deal in startups working on banking processes, portfolio services and ESG initiatives.
Morgan Stanley targets underrepresented founders with $50m Next Level Fund
Corporates Hearst, Microsoft, Walmart and Altria are LPs in the fund, which has already invested in nine diverse companies.
Tencent slows corporate investments
The Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate has slowed corporate investment in technology startups after making successful bets in e-commerce and gaming sectors.
The Big Deal: Blockchain.com finds warmth in the crypto winter
Access Industries, GV and Coinbase Ventures all took part in one of the year’s biggest Web3 funding rounds.