Sector Analysis

Visa is to acquire one of its portfolio companies, financial data network operator Plaid, in multi-billion-dollar transaction, which comes only four months after its latest commitment to the company along with its peer Mastercard.

Sector analysis: Transport

Insight Partners agreed to acquire IoT security software provider Armis in a rollover transaction that featured a $100m commitment from Alphabet. The deal forms part of the IoT space to which corporates have not been indifferent over the past decade.

Global Corporate Venturing's top stories in 2019

Wefox Group, a Germany-based digital insurance provider, extended its series B round, closing $235m

A focus shift has been taking place among oil and gas corporate venturers, which is borne out in our most recent research.

It is an irony that as the world moves to cleaner sources of energy it is increasingly reliant on one of the most challenging industries for the commodities.

Academic research towards quantum computing and other quantum technologies is beginning to pay dividends, but continued progress will rely on strong cooperation between academic, industry and government partners.