51 – 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Mark Peek, managing director and co-head, Workday Ventures
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GCV Powerlist 2022: Wen Jiang
51 – 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Wen Jiang, entertainment and content lead investment manager, Xiaomi
GCV Powerlist 2022: Keiichi Onishi and Jim Aota
51 – 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Keiichi Onishi, CEO and managing director, and Jim Aota, chairman, Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
GCV Powerlist 2022: Tony Palcheck
51 – 150 in alphabetical order of CVC unit: Tony Palcheck, managing director, Zebra Ventures
Woven Capital’s George Kellerman – Experience & Vision
Veteran innovation capitalist George Kellerman refines a lifetime of corporate and venture capital experience into his new role as chairman of the Global Mobility Council of CVCs (GMC). In his inaugural address, he answers the questions everyone wants to know about the GMC, his vision for Woven Capital – the corporate venturing unit of Woven… Continue reading Woven Capital’s George Kellerman – Experience & Vision
GCV Emerging Leaders 2022: Alisa Band
Top 50 Emerging Leaders 2022 (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Alisa Band, senior investment manager, Henkel Tech Ventures
CVC in 2021: The Trends, Part One
In the first part of our look at 2021’s corporate venturing trends, we examine the growth in funding, IPOs and SPAC mergers, a big year for M&A and the emergence of CVC in new sectors.
EDP to acquire solar power provider Sunseap
The power producer is set to pay $695m for 87.4% of solar project operator Sunseap, which counts Banpu, Shell, IsoTeam and Chow Tai Fook as investors.
Yugabyte grabs $188m in series C round
Dell, Wipro and Wells Fargo participated in a series C round which lifted the database platform developer’s overall funding to over $290m.
ContractPodAi drafts SoftBank to raise $115m
The legal digitisation software provider’s series C round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and quintupled its valuation.
Elpiscience elevates itself with $105m
Lilly Asia Ventures returned for a series C round that pushed the cancer immunotherapy developer’s overall funding to the $260m mark.
Innovusion inputs $64m in series B funding
The autonomous driving technology developer is looking to ramp up production with capital from investors including Nio and Bertelsmann.
Meet the Experts
Bill McNulty, operating partner at Capital One Growth Ventures’, Meet the Expert session for the GCV Institute on Wednesday brought home how the best corporate venturing units continue to iterate and look to improve to find an edge in the increasingly heated venture market.
Amgen rides to Rodeo acquisition
Amgen will pay an initial $55m and up to $666m in cash subject to milestones.