Corporate venture arms like InMotion, Semapa Next and TDK Ventures are redefining CVC, prioritising strategic innovation alongside financial returns.
Author: Kenyon Shah
Sustainable footwear brand Allbirds has agreed to sell key assets to American Exchange Group for $39 million, highlighting the dramatic fall from its $4 billion IPO valuation.
Wearable pioneer WHOOP secures $575M at a $10.1B valuation, led by Collaborative Fund, to accelerate its healthspan platform and expand personalized, preventive health insights.
London-based 9fin becomes a unicorn after securing €148M at a €1.1B valuation to expand its AI-powered global debt markets intelligence platform.
Danish startup Enkei raises a pre-seed round at a €3M valuation, drawing investment from architect Anders Lendager, famed for the UN17 Village sustainability project.
Insight Partners leads a $130M Series C in ScaleOps, betting on automated cloud optimization as enterprises battle rising infrastructure costs.
The British Business Bank has committed an additional £10M to Empirical Ventures, boosting early-stage UK deeptech startups moving from lab research to commercial scale.
Robotics startup Physical Intelligence is reportedly in talks with Founders Fund and Lightspeed to raise $1B at an $11B valuation, signaling surging investor appetite for AI-powered automation.
A Prague-based startup has raised $7.1M to help restaurants reclaim margins and customer data from dominant food-delivery platforms.
Finnish quantum unicorn IQM secures €50 million from BlackRock, strengthening its position ahead of a potential public listing and accelerating Europe’s quantum computing race.