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Food, robots and energy deals boost corporate-backed startup funding in July – Global Venturing
While AI technologies continued to get the largest share of funding dollars, the month saw a higher than usual amount of dollars flowing into industrial, energy and consumer...
How Hitachi Ventures built a billion-dollar CVC by thinking beyond investment – Global Venturing
Stefan Gabriel says it is the deep connections across the corporation that turn investment arms into real drivers of transformation. The post How Hitachi Ventures built a billion-dollar...
Moove raises $250M to become the backbone of the robotaxi industry – TechCrunch Venture
Moove is scaling up the autonomous vehicle fleet management side of its business and plans to someday own, not just manage, Waymo robotaxis.
How Lightspeed found its newest hire … via Instagram DM – TechCrunch Venture
Lightspeed partners Josh Machiz and Claire Zau stopped by the Equity studio to talk about the strategies behind their growing social media presence and their podcast, Lightwork.
Lightspeed is building its edge on followers, not just funds – TechCrunch Venture
Venture firms are turning to creators to build trust with the next generation of founders before a check is ever written. It’s a trend that’s been building with a16z’s acquisition of Erik Torenberg’s Turpentine...
Faust joins pharma company Roche’s startup investment arm – Global Venturing
Bryan Faust was previously an investing partner on the bio and health team at VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. The post Faust joins pharma company Roche’s startup investment arm...
Corporate venture building is growing up. Now the difficult questions begin – Global Venturing
Evaluation metrics are shifting as corporations expect more tangible commercial value from the startups they create internally. The post Corporate venture building is growing up. Now the difficult...
