CVC

CVC’s second insurer tie-up in seven months comes as PE’s share of the firm’s fee base has fallen to 46.5%

Corporate venture capital arms focused on fewer, but larger investments in AI startups to gain preferred access to compute. “Frankly, the balance sheet growing is not the motivation.”

Amazon’s fresh investment and compute deal with Anthropic is the latest corporate move revealing that AI winners are still to be determined.

Beyond fintech and crypto startups, Tether has now backed a mattress-maker and a humanoid robotics specialist.

In Q3, PE funds did two of every three deals, according to PitchBook data.

The AI infrastructure company plans to back a wide range of tech startups off its own balance sheet.

Corporates are pulling back on the number of deals they’re doing but going all in on the startups they are backing

JetBlue Ventures has been a prominent CVC in new transport technology

The Lithuanian unicorn has also reported record profits for 2024.

After securing $150 million for a second flagship fund, Tamara Steffens of Thomson Reuters Ventures sat down with PitchBook to talk about her firm’s strategy and how startups can sell AI better.

He led the company’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard and OpenAI partnership, among others.

The chief technology officer’s depature is the latest in a string of high-profile exits

Oil and gas corporations have more spare cash than ever to throw at commercially untested early-stage climate technologies.

CVC participation in European VC deals has been on the decline but an anticipated rebound could increase their appetite for startups.

Corporate investors are pouring huge sums into generative AI startups, rankling traditional VCs who are getting squeezed out of deals as they contend with soaring valuations and onerous deal terms.

Xerox is anchoring a debut AI-focused fund from Myriad Venture Partners, a new firm spun out by Xerox Ventures founder Chris Fisher.

M12 announced a significant strategy shift to prioritize strategic investments earlier this year.

Frances TotalEnergies has closed its climate-focused corporate venture arm as corporate venture capital participation in European deals dips.