corporate venture capital

CVCs remained consistent investors in 2022

While different than traditional VCs, CVCs offer a potentially stable source of capital for startups amid the current downturn.

TechCrunch+ roundup: Building a core AI team, Brazil’s CVC climate, remote work rituals

If your startup doesn't have a well-defined business model — and a backup in case the first one fails — it's unlikely to get funded.

Despite the downturn, CVC gains traction in Brazil’s startup ecosystem

Despite the challenging fundraising environment of 2022, we saw more big corporations launching their corporate venture arms in Brazil last year than during the boom years of 2020 and 2021.

Chemical giant Denka dives into VC with $100M fund managed by Pegasus Tech Ventures

Pegasus Tech Ventures, a Silicon Valley-headquartered venture capital firm that helps corporations invest in startups, said it has set up a $100 million fund with Japanese chemical and life science co

How Up.Labs threads the needle between corporate venture capital and accelerators

Up.Labs thinks its pitch to founding teams is attractive: It has a known problem, a customer waiting and capital to help get things going.

CVCs maintain stake in one-quarter of deals despite overall venture pullback

While other nontraditional investors have slowed their pace in 2022, CVCs have been in the largest percentage of deals yet.

Stop sensationalizing the ‘collapse’ of VC: Look at the data

The narrative falls short when you look at data from before 2021. In the U.S. and globally, VC activity is well on track to exceed a long-term trend that started in 2006 for total amount invested.

As a startup founder, you really need to understand how venture capital works

Once you're on the VC-fueled treadmill, you can't easily step back off.

Ulta Beauty launches a fund, showcasing the resilience of corporate venture capital

Ulta is just the latest corporate venture fund. The Home Depot, Chipotle, AmerisourceBergen and Booz Allen Hamilton also announced funds this year, bringing a total of $450 million to the table.

TechCrunch+ roundup: Bridge round scarcity, resilient e-commerce, CVC negotiating tips

Founders who are hunting for an extension round in this market should remember why there was only enough room for Rose on the door at the end of "Titanic."

Looking for an investment from a CVC? Take these 3 tips to the negotiation table

It may seem like you're facing off against Goliath when trying to negotiate with CVCs, but the size and experience of their legal teams doesn't give them an automatic advantage.

What connects the stock market contraction to startup valuations?

This is the most critical impact of downturns: Venture capital funds will have a more challenging time raising money to invest, which translates into less capital being available to founders.

5 lessons from ‘Star Wars’ that can transform startup managers’ strategies and tactics

'I have a bad feeling about this' are words leaders should live by, because the joke shows awareness and proactivity

Corporate venture investors pulled back in Q1 but less than you imagined

Looking at the changing pace of CVC activity, geographic trends and more.

TechCrunch+ roundup: Psychedelic investor survey, 6 issues VCs look for, hiring on a budget

If you can envision a solution that solves a customer's problem, it helps to have technical skills if you want to bring it to market. But that's not a requirement.

The corporate venture comeback: What startups considering CVC need to know

Corporates generally aren't hard to find because of their bigger presence, but founders have to take care to perform due diligence around which corporate best suits their needs

Japanese insurance company Tokio Marine launches CVC fund to back early-stage startups 

Tokio Marine, a Tokyo-headquartered insurance corporation, said Tuesday it has launched its $42 million corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, dubbed Tokio Marine Future Fund, to invest in early-stage

SOSV and JetBlue Technology Ventures talk VC climate tech and ESG at TC Sessions: Climate 2022

Investment in climate tech is heating up almost as fast as climate change itself. In 2021, climate tech startups received $40+ billion across more than 600 deals. That’s more than double the capital

TechCrunch+ roundup: 3 views on Epic-Bandcamp deal, SPAC letdown, CIO sales strategy

You are more likely to close a sale if you have actionable insights into your prospective customer’s needs. But for enterprise software startups, this presents a special problem.

With capital aplenty, modern corporate investors marry financial and strategic goals

We put questions to Arjun Kapur of Comcast’s Forecast Labs, Andrés Saborido of Telefónica’s Wayra, and Serge Tanjga of MongoDB's venture arm to learn more about the CVC market.
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