Nearly three years after launching, T-Mobile Ventures has announced a second fund that will expand its 5G focus into artificial intelligence.
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Former SoftBank investor Chung joins Bessemer
Justina Chung, who invested for SoftBank Vision Funds for three years, has joined financial VC firm Bessemer Venture Partners to focus on European AI startups.
The agritech party is over, Syngenta’s CVC arm is surveying the damage
Agriculture is suffering a hangover from the frothy market of two years ago but is moving towards a new, more stable equilibrium, Shubhang Shankar of Syngenta Group Ventures tells us.
CVC Unplugged: JLR’s more strategic CVC is perfect for a company insider
Mike Smeed, managing director of InMotion Ventures, joins the show to talk about how the Jaguar LandRover’s venturing unit is changing direction to bring more strategic value to the parent.
Why Brazil’s Gerdau chose to take back its CVC
It is difficult for third-party firms with multiple clients to gain a good understanding of any single company, says head of CVC of Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau.
The Big Deal: Instacart leads a new wave of IPOs
The corporate-backed shopping service floated in a $660m offering this week, alongside Klaviyo, RayzeBio and Neumora, but investors may have to pay a price for their IPO exits.
Ex-CVCs launch GFT Ventures with $140m
Nvidia GPU Ventures founder Jeff Herbst gives us the lowdown on the frontier tech fund he has put together with former Samsung Ventures MD Jay Eum.
LG’s investment arm eyes “once in a century” energy transition
The Korean technology conglomerate’s investment arm is backing new technologies from solid state batteries to industrial AI in order to prepare.
C$50m agricultural biotech fund Nàdarra Ventures launches
Farm Credit Canada and Natural Products Canada have supplied the first C$20m for the fund, which will invest solely in Canada.
Aquanow to target digital asset startups through new fund
The digital asset software producer plans to make between one and two investments a month out of its AQN Digital Ventures Fund, having backed seven startups so far.
Madagascar’s Axian swoops in as other VCs retreat from Africa
Axian Investment aims to invest in 10 startups a year in sectors such as fintech, insurtech and logistics.
Accenture veteran Greenstreet to join NatWest
After 12 years at Accenture across various roles, GCV Emerging Leader Ladi Greenstreet is moving to the retail bank next month.
Crypto firm Bitget forms $100m fund
The crypto trading firm’s new initiative will target companies that can help develop its offerings, and it follows the Web3 Fund in April.
CVC Unplugged: Brazil’s startup ecosystem is ripe for corporate investment
The South American country’s startup ecosystem has matured to the point that corporates are saying it is a perfect time to invest, says Alya Ventures’ Cassio Spina on the CVC Unplugged podcast.