The finance and HR software provider added $250m to its Workday Ventures unit as it looks to harness new technologies like generative AI.
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SEB Alliance co-founder Meyer moves to venture capital fund
More than a decade after leading SEB Alliance for appliance maker Groupe SEB, François-Xavier Meyer has become VC fund Sierra Venture Capital’s latest partner.
Cars are still a fashion industry says General Motors’ CTO
New materials and integrating car and driver a part of the US automaker’s innovation vision – as is taking bets on young startups, says Kent Helfrich.
The Big Deal: Risilience rides the ESG wave
The environmental analytics provider’s National Grid-backed series B round shows the interest around startups who can use data to help corporates fulfil their environmental data requirements.
Tenable Ventures says its precision cybersecurity focus gives it the edge
Tenable Ventures can offer risk prevention know-how you can’t get from big IT corporates or specialist venture firms, it tells Global Venturing.
RTX Ventures takes aim at emerging defence technologies
Startups creating defence technologies like drones, AI and hypersonics are in demand. But can they work well with big defence contractors?
MUFG expands investments in Indonesia with $100m fund
The Japanese banking group partnered with local subsidiary Danamon for a fund that will back Indonesian startups, adding to its $300m Ganesha Fund in India.
A Fitbit-like device that monitors your blood (no needles required)
Boston-based startup General Prognostics is developing a digital biomarker platform for heart disease patients. It is one of a growing number of emerging blood-related tech startup raising funding.
GVR Pod: Making sense of data
Databricks Ventures’ Andrew Ferguson joins GVR to talk about investing in the fast-moving world of data.
The Big Deal: Pasqal highlights quantum’s strong start to 2023
Pasqal’s $109m series B is the fourth corporate-backed round for a quantum computing startup this month, and its capabilities make the sector a strategic bet for a range of corporates.
Best Nights aims to become Jägermeister’s ‘impact fund for nightlife’
Managing director Lorrain de Silva tells us why Jägermeister’s Best Nights VC fund invests in everything from dating apps to Bluetooth speakers, and why NFTs and sextech might be on the horizon.
GC Ventures: Why we invested in Boston Materials
The carbon fibre composite market is tough for startups but GC Ventures saw that Boston Materials was uniquely positioned to do well.
The Big Deal: SCG cements Sublime series A round
Sublime Systems raised $40m for its decarbonised cement technology as corporates like Siam Cement Group seek to cut sky-high emissions from building materials.
Zeb climbs to general partner at GV
Sangeen Zeb has become GV’s latest general partner, 18 months after joining the unit as a fintech and enterprise software specialist.