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1 week ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
Despite the Trump administration's tariffs impacting target sectors, Bosch Ventures has launched a sixth fund, focusing on deep tech. Photo credit: P. L. on UnsplashBosch Ventures has announced a new €250m ($284m) deep tech fund despite the growing economic uncertainty affecting its target sectors. It is the sixth fund to be managed by Bosch Ventures, the CVC arm of the German multinational engineering and technology company Robert Bosch. It will focus on energy efficiency and AI startups.
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1 week ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
The use of AI in defence tech is redefining the modern battlefield, whether on land, sea or air. These are some of the startups attracting attention. Image credit: Getty ImagesAI is already everywhere on the battlefield. It is used to automate drones, assist with targeting, power sensors and to analyse data. Its development – driven by both large companies and startups – is not likely to slow down. “I don’t see an alternative view, really.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
Tobias Egle has left his role working for the tech and biotech venture fund M Ventures after three years at the CVC. Tobias Egle, photo courtesy of LinkedInTobias Egle has left his role as an investment associate at M Ventures, the CVC arm of the German science and technology company Merck. Egle joined in February 2022.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
The company's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, announced the reversal of policy on the Q1 earnings call, saying it would monetise the existing portfolio. Photo credit: Daniel ChetroniIntel has reversed its plan to spin out its corporate venture arm, Intel Capital. The US chipmaker’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan said during its Q1 earnings call on Thursday that the unit would remain in-house, rowing back on the company’s , which was made under his predecessor.
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3 weeks ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
A new crop of defence-focused venture builders and accelerators are helping early-stage startups break into the tight-knit world of military technology. As Europe hikes its military spending the race is on to find the next generation of companies that can deliver the required cutting-edge defence tech, including drones, surveillance systems and body armour.
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3 weeks ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
Ryan Pletka has joined US utilities provider Pacific Gas and Electric to head up its Innovation Accelerator programme for cleantech ventures. Ryan Pletka, photo courtesy of LinkedInRyan Pletka has joined the US utility Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), to run its Innovation Accelerator programme. He previously worked for Black and Veatch, a US multinational engineering and construction company, where he was the VP of innovation.
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4 weeks ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
Soo Jin Park left the corporate venturing arm of Cisco to join Morgan Stanley as an executive director in principal strategic investments. Soo Jin Park, photo courtesy of LinkedInSoo Jin Park has joined the US investment bank Morgan Stanley as an executive director in the strategic investments team. This comes after more than four years working for the US tech company Cisco’s CVC unit, Cisco Investments.
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4 weeks ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
Wei Soon Lum has left the VC unit at bank Standard Chartered to join the Singapore office of Malaysian bank CIMB. Wei Soon Lum, photo courtesy of LinkedInWei Soon Lum has left his role on the venture building team of SC Ventures, the CVC unit of the UK multinational bank Standard Chartered. Lum joined the team in Singapore in August 2022. Before that, he was a director of partnership and innovation at OCBC, a Singaporean bank.
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4 weeks ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
Defence contractors face stiff competition from VC-swelled European startups, but their corporate venture investments could help them stay in front. Europe’s large defence contractors must partner with startups or risk losing business to them as funding for the sector surges, says Marc Lange, a defence tech consultant and investor with 2 Ventures. “Do they want to stay [as] big primes? It’s my firm opinion that they won’t be able to beat startups at their game.
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1 month ago | 
globalventuring.com | Stephen Hurford
Corporate-backed startups exits were at their highest level for over two years in Q1 2025, with large acquisitions spiking the total value. Three months of high acquisition activity meant Q1 2025 saw significantly more corporate-backed startup exits than any other quarter since the start of 2022. GCV tracked 160 in the period, which was a 32% rise on Q4 2024, the second-highest total seen in two years.
