The US’s $369bn climate act is a “game changer” in terms of size and could lure clean energy investors away from Europe.
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Ladeia to head LatAm investments at Experian Ventures
Tiago Ladeia has been promoted at Experian Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the US- and Ireland-based consumer credit reporting company. After two years as the firm’s investment manager for the LatAm division, Ladeia will now serve as the senior investment manager and head of the LatAm division of the venture firm. Before joining Experian… Continue reading Ladeia to head LatAm investments at Experian Ventures
Daily Deal Round Up: December 12, 2022
Google and JSR participated in a $14m round for smart farming app developer CropIn while Go-Ventures led invoicing software producer Paper.id’s $12m series B.
The Big Deal: Getir’s cut-price Gorillas purchase shows groceries delivery sector in flux
Corporate-backed Gorillas was bought for just $1.2bn and, together with competitor Oda’s $151m down round, it looks like winter is here for grocery delivery services.
11 companies you probably forgot had CVC units
Remember Twitter’s corporate venture fund? No? How about Adidas, Qantas or Disney? We delve into the past to go through some of the units time forgot.
Asahi to invest $70m through new US-focused CVC
The Japanese beer producer aims to build a portfolio of low- and non-alcoholic drink companies.
Can Siemens Energy’s ammonia venture crack the green hydrogen problem?
The German company has partnered with cleantech firms to build an ammonia cracker that could produce emissions-free hydrogen at industrial scale.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 7, 2022
GSK, Johnson and Johnson and Asahi Kasei helped take Pulmocide’s series C round to $144m while Slingshot raised nearly $41m from investors including Lockheed Martin.
Braskem chooses an independent venture path with Oxygea
The Brazilian petrochemical company’s new CVC is late to the game, but doesn’t want to sit idle.
Williams seeds UK startup that claims to have cracked the lidar sensor problem
Phlux Technology has raised $4.9m from investors including Foresight Williams Technology Funds as it looks to become the Nvidia of the sensor market.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 6, 2022
Several corporates took part in SonoThera’s $60.8m series A round while NEC closed its Orchestrating Future Fund at $140m.
Munoz leaves Hearst Ventures for parent’s ecommerce business
After nearly three years at Hearst Ventures, Munoz will focus on M&A and strategic investment opportunities in ecommerce.
Daily Deal Round Up: December 5, 2022
Qualcomm Ventures led a $100m round for Frore while MUFG Bank and Motilal Oswal Group participated in KreditBee’s $80m series D.
Fornoff flies from Evonik Ventures to Rentenbank
Lucas Fornoff, formerly an investment manager at Evonik Venture Capital, will manage venture investments at Rentenbank.