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Category: Region
Indonesian corporate VC firms launch Ascent Venture Group
The MDI Ventures-backed VC funds Arise and Centauri have merged to form the new fund targeting climate and healthcare sectors in the South East Asia.
Wildfire insurtech startup secures corporate funding
An increasing number of startups are receiving investment for developing technologies that mitigate the growing risk of wildfires due to the climate crisis.
KBank and MUFG launch funds to invest in AI
The Asian banks have pumped a total of almost $240m into newly launched funds, both of which have artificial intelligence as a key target area.
‘Our founders wanted deeper relationships with Microsoft’
Michelle Gonzalez, the global head of Microsoft’s venture unit, talks about why she chose to change its investment approach.
Sessa leaves Engie New Ventures
The renewable energy financing expert has left the the company after 11 years.
Richtsfeld departs Allianz X
The former investment director of the German financial services company’s CVC joined the parent in 2013.
CVC Unplugged: Why Microsoft changed how it invests in startups
Michelle Gonzalez, global head of Microsoft’s M12 investment unit, joins the podcast to talk about how she transformed the CVC’s startup investments so that they more closely align with the parent company’s business.
Aelf Ventures launches $50m web3 ecosystem fund
The CVC unit’s main focus includes growth-stage web3 projects, having already backed companies including Crystal Fun and Mythic Protocol.
Chile evolves into a regional corporate venture powerhouse
The Latin American nation ranks above neighbouring countries in the strength of its startup ecosystem.
CVC Unplugged: Bringing a CVC back in-house
Having been brought in-house after being outsourced, Gerdau Next Ventures points to the growing confidence of Brazilian corporates when it comes to CVC.
Medical diagnostics firm Werfen launches CVC
The unit aims to invest in startups working at the intersection of diagnostics and digital technologies.
12 Finnish startups to watch
From nuclear and sustainable energy developers to groundbreaking gaming innovations here are the startups that are putting Finland on the global emerging startups map
Quanscient speeds up multiphysics simulation with cloud-based quantum service
Tampere-based startup Quanscient is developing new simulation algorithms designed to run over the cloud and eventually on quantum computers.