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🚢 Anchors aweigh for innovation in shipping! Columbia's new venture capital fund, Galactic Beacon Ventures, is set to steer maritime start-ups towards sustainable horizons. If you're navigating the waters of early-stage shipping, logistics, energy, or leisure businesses, GBV could be your guiding star, providing strategic support, resources, and a course for growth. Let's set sail for a greener future in the shipping industry with #GalacticBeaconVentures. Discover how they're charting a course for startup success and environmental stewardship. #MaritimeInnovation #SustainableShipping #VentureCapital 🌊⚓

Investors invest where there's a market, that's why it's exciting news to see circular companies like refurbed securing significant funding. It's a concrete sign that #circularity isn't merely a future concept but a present reality and that there is an increasing demand for #circular consumption options. Congratulations Refurbes and Evli Growth Partners ! #vcs #investing #circulareconomy

Venture capital investment in the USA has dropped by 35%, from $350 billion in 2021 to $235 billion in 2022, with the U.S. still remaining the global leader in venture capital (VC) investments. Despite these decreases in VC investment, I'm very happy to see that Richmond, VA has seen a 105% increase of VC investment since 2022. Let's Go Richmond! #Richmondva #investments #vcfunding

We launched ArcTern Ventures Fund I over a decade ago, in 2012, during the first major retrenchment in #climatetech venture capital investment (then referred to as #cleantech ). We understood that the climate crisis was becoming more acute due to missed carbon reduction targets and that innovation could help us accelerate decarbonization to ‘catch up.’ Climate innovation is not only a way to ‘catch up’ but also an incredible investment opportunity. With the launch of our Fund III, a US$335M fund, we will continue investing in brilliant mission-driven founders across Europe and North America who can meaningfully reduce global carbon emissions in the next decade. If you’re looking for growth capital, reach out to one of our experienced investment team members: Murray McCaig, Marc Faucher, Mira Inbar, Kristin Aamodt, Ian Pinnington, Tom Rand, Nikhil Shukla, Shannon Whitaker, Keegan Pinto, Mathilda (Ayeni) Akintayo, Dinesh Ganesan, Pauline Tsai https://lnkd.in/gVZbxxJx

Did you know? Balestra Ventures has been making waves since our establishment in July 2023. We're driven by a commitment to innovation, strategic investments, and reshaping the consumer goods landscape. Dive into the exciting journey with us, where every day brings new possibilities and transformative success. Explore more about Balestra Ventures and join us on this dynamic adventure! #BalestraVentures #InnovationJourney #CPGInvestingFacts

Full Interview- “IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ACTION IS TAKED NOW ” Joram Voelklein, co-founder of venture capital firm Alpine Space Ventures, talks to Marcus M. Weber, Kearney partner and Global Head of Automotive - June 10, 2024 In conversation with Joram Voelklein, co-founder of venture capital firm Alpine Space Ventures, Marcus M. Weber, Kearney partner and Global Head of Automotive, talks about satellite technology and its implications for the automotive industry. An exchange about the power of Tesla, Europe's lagging behind and the question of why and how German OEMs should look to space." https://lnkd.in/eiC5Czz5

💥 investment news welcome Triple to the neosfer portfolio!

One of the most remarkable aspects of Hummingbird Ventures' returns is that they are not simply on paper. It's three earliest vintages have *all* returned more than 7.5x to its investors. Sustained excellence. Read more about Hummingbird's unorthodox take on venture capital in this case study: https://lnkd.in/eGCgwYVg

My heart was pounding all morning knowing this news would go live. But I was struggling to figure out why. Was I nervous that the angle would be somehow negative?  Was I afraid that our transparency in sharing our fundraising "out loud" would be twisted against us?  Was I just excited? I tried to meditate. To journal. But I couldn't figure it out. Then it hit me. I didn't want to celebrate. Sure, hitting first close, especially in current conditions, is huge.  I'm proud of this milestone.  I'm thrilled to be welcoming so many new and returning investors to Fund II.  And I'm super excited about what it means for our mission at Tenacious. My hands were shaking because celebrating feels inauthentic when we have so much more work to do. Not just more money to raise ("always be raising!" is just a fact) or more to prove. More IMPACT to be had. More companies solving climate challenges in agri-food to fund and support. With this framing clear in my head, and the mission front and center, I could ask myself: well, what would feel authentic? That's easy! It feels good, fantastic even, to celebrate the impact we've already helped to catalyze. RapidAIM Pty Ltd launching game-changing products to optimize pesticide use, and deploying on farms in several countries with some of the biggest players in their space. GOTERRA proving out their first-in-the-world model and vision - again and again - with new partners like the City of Sydney and Skretting. SwarmFarm Robotics bots farming over 4 million acres fully autonomously and sending their first robot to the US. Cutting input costs and improving farmer's lives. Jupiter Ionics announcing world-leading scientific breakthroughs in green ammonia, championing a new future for green fertilizer. We don't just back software companies. We don't just back men. We never compromise on impact or commercial ambition. The sacrifices these teams have made to bring their visions to life - not just on paper where valuations are calculated but in the lab, on the field, in the shed... in the real world! - is what I want to celebrate. Systems-change is never linear, never easy, never without cost. But it's what we urgently need to combat the multi-billion dollar realities facing our agri-food system. And more challenges are coming. It's going to get harder, more complex. We couldn't back these companies without the support of our investors. So, here's to first close. Here's to being Tenacious and backing Tenacious founders. And let's keep building. https://lnkd.in/gmWsJR_H Tenacious Ventures J. Matthew Pryor Vela Georgiev Simon Uzcilas

What (strategic) KPIs for a CVC? Beyond financial returns - that are a must: - number of POCs - number of adoptions - number of touchpoints with mothership's Business Units - meetings with top management Great discussion during Mind the Bridge Scaleup Summit with Matt Carbonara ✅ (Citi Ventures), Austin Noronha (Sony Ventures), Joshua Di Frances (LG NOVA Prme Ventures) #cvc #openinnovation #ssummit23