James Mawson
Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Global University Venturing
Founder and Editor-in-Chief at Global Corporate Venturing
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Apr 4, 2024 |
globalventuring.com | James Mawson
The outgoing managing director of Robert Bosch Venture Capital shares his thoughts on the right structure for corporate venture. From a farm hand in rural Venezuela to one of the world’s longest-serving corporate venture capitalists, Luis Llovera’s career has been a remarkable journey. Today will mark his latest chapter as he retires as the North American managing director at Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), the CVC unit of the Germany-based industrials group, after almost 16 years.
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Dec 28, 2023 |
globalventuring.com | James Mawson
Dalton ran Pfizer Ventures during a period when pharmaceutical companies shifted to greater dependence on CVC to access innovation. Barbara Dalton, the senior managing partner of Pfizer’s corporate venture arm, Pfizer Ventures, is planning to retire this year. New York based Dalton ran the investment arm for 16 years, a period which saw pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer significantly increase their reliance on corporate venturing teams to access innovation.
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Nov 19, 2023 |
globalventuring.com | James Mawson
The Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate has slowed corporate investment in technology startups after making successful bets in e-commerce and gaming sectors. Tencent is preparing to invest at least $5bn this year through its corporate venturing unit, the lower end of its usual range of up to $10bn a year, according to senior insiders.
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Nov 15, 2023 |
globalventuring.com | James Mawson
China-based CVCs have returned to backing large startup financing rounds, helping to boost deal volume in China as foreign investors exit the country. China-based technology group Alibaba is back to direct investing with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI). Alibaba Cloud has just backed 01.AI at a valuation topping $1bn to develop an open source AI available in multiple languages. This is Alibaba’s third direct AI deal in a month.
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Sep 13, 2023 |
globalventuring.com | James Mawson
Space exploration is driven by commercially-focused startups rather than just the defence industries, opening up a power shift. It was Peter Thiel who, in a chat after his lecture at the University of Oxford in the late 2000s, told me that space would be the next big investment opportunity — a chance to leverage what had then been 50 years of state spending. Fifteen years or so on and it has indeed been a lucrative bet.
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