CVC Unplugged

The Big Ones 1 I was catching up with a former corporate venturing leader this month as she described a healthy portfolio of activities covering… The post 15 February 2021 – Nationwide Increases Nationwide Ventures Allocation to $350m appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

An audio version of The Venture Manifesto discussion session from our GCV Digital Forum in January 2021. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative… The post Leadership Series: The Venture Manifesto (GCV Digital Forum) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Few VC-backed companies have had as busy a week in the mainstream media as Robinhood. The share trading platform developer has been… The post 08 February 2021 – Robinhood Raises $3.4bn appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

We have teamed up with 500 Startups’ CVC Insider Series, where top CVC practitioners offer advice and best practices regarding common challenges encountered within corporate… The post Leadership Series: Jennifer Ard (Intel Capital) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones GCV Digital Forum 2021 event had a host of highlights, including awards, the World of Corporate Venturing annual review, magazines and to bring together… The post 01 February 2021 – Xerox Sets Up $250m Corporate Venture Capital Fund appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

In this week’s episode of the Leadership Series podcast, we talk to George Baxter, chief executive of Edinburgh Innovations about the strengths of the Scottish… The post Leadership Series: George Baxter (Edinburgh Innovations) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones It is always good to get the insights from The Economist’s World in 2021 report, even if the paper acknowledges JK Galbraith’s… The post 25 January 2021 – Vor Files for IPO on the Nasdaq appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

We have teamed up with 500 Startups’ CVC Insider Series, where top CVC practitioners offer advice and best practices regarding common challenges encountered within corporate… The post Leadership Series: James Mawson (Mawsonia) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones EQRx formally launched a year ago with $200m from investors including GV and Nextech, and all its series A investors have now… The post 18 January 2021 – GV Returns for EQRx’s $500m Series B appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

We have teamed up with 500 Startups’ CVC Insider Series, where top CVC practitioners offer advice and best practices regarding common challenges encountered within corporate… The post Leadership Series: Aaron Brandt (Hypertherm Ventures) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones One of the big shifts in 2020 was the surge in educational technology providers, with China leading the way. That was before… The post 11 January 2021 – Online Tutoring Platform Zuoyebang Raises $1.6bn Series E appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Ant Group may not have been able to successfully go public but China’s other hugely valuable VC-backed private company, ByteDance, is reportedly… The post 21 December 2020 – ByteDance Raising $2bn at $180bn Valuation appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

In this week’s episode of the Leadership Series podcast, we talk to Larry Loev, chief executive of Ariel Scientific Innovations, about leading a tech transfer… The post Leadership Series: Larry Loev (Ariel Scientific Innovations) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones 2020 has been a year when, for obvious reasons, innovative drug development has taken a leap forward. Tempus combines artificial intelligence and… The post 14 December 2020 – Drug Development Company Tempus Secures $200m appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

In this week’s podcast episode of the Leadership Series, we talk to Mike Zimmerman, partner at Main Sequence Ventures, about improving commercialisation activities in Australia,… The post Leadership Series: Mike Zimmerman (Main Sequence Ventures) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Electronics and appliance retailer Suning has spun off its online retail platform and e-commerce services activities into a newly formed business called… The post 07 December 2020 – Salesforce Announces $27.7bn Purchase of Slack appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Thierry Heles talks to Kelly Sexton, Associate Vice President for Research – Technology Transfer and Innovation Partnerships at University of Michigan. In this role, she… The post Leadership Series: Kelly Sexton (University of Michigan) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Digital payment technology and services provider Stripe last raised money in October 2019, closing $850m from investors including Alphabet unit GV at… The post 30 November 2020 – Stripe Opens Discussions for Funding at Potential $100bn Valuation appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Amparo de San José Riestra, director, IESE Business School Angel Network, moderates a discussion between Shiva Dustdar and Lara Koole on how to include women… The post Leadership Series: Shiva Dustdar & Lara Koole (Including Both Halves of Society) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Distributed database software provider PingCap has secured $270m in series D funding from backers including Bertelsmann Asia Investments that will support research… The post 23 November 2020 – PingCap Stores £270m in Series D Funding appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Thierry Heles talks to Alastair Hick, senior director at Monash Innovation. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Leadership Series: Alastair Hick (Monash Innovation) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones “The door is always open for a second and third [Vision] fund, but we’re not very popular,” according to Masayoshi Son, founder… The post 16 November 2020 – SentinelOne Bags $267m in Series F appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

James Mawson talks to Oliver Keown, director of Intuitive Ventures on setting up a $100m fund focussed on minimally-invasive care. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)… The post Leadership Series: Oliver Keown (Intuitive Ventures) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

The Big Ones Law firm Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe’s recent investments in Priori Legal and term sheet data analysis provider Aumni, coinciding with Latham & Watkins and Clifford… The post 09 November 2020 – Ant Group’s IPO Suspended by Regulators appeared first on CVC Unplugged .

Martin Haemmig talks to Jeffrey Li, managing partner of Tencent Investment and winner of the 2020 Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 100. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod… The post Leadership Series: Jeffrey Li (Tencent Investment) appeared first on CVC Unplugged .