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Barclays
"Barclays UK Ventures (BUKV) is the corporate venture capital unit of Barclays bank, established in 2018. BUKV's mission is to accelerate the future of banking by combining emerging technologies with intuitive design to make customer engagement more personal and relevant. The key priority industries for BUKV are: 1. Financial services and fintech - BUKV is focused on building new business lines across financial propositions, by identifying, incubating and scaling innovative ideas in response to customer needs. 2. Non-financial services - BUKV also invests in and co-develops customer propositions across non-financial industries, as part of its goal to build new business models for the future. BUKV has an independent mandate and a multi-disciplinary team that brings together expertise in areas like technology, investment, strategy and more. The unit explores 5-6 different themes through a combination of organic build-out, commercial partnerships and venture investments, with a focus on early-stage companies with disruptive ideas."
Bankinter
"Bankinter has a corporate venture capital program through its Bankinter Innovation Foundation. The program invests in high-potential technology startups with scalable business models and international ambitions. They focus on startups that have an initial product or service in the market and early usage/revenue metrics. Bankinter invests in the seed and Series A stages, co-investing with other professional investors, and may provide follow-on funding in subsequent rounds if the startups meet their milestones. While the priority industries are not explicitly stated, Bankinter's venture capital portfolio includes startups across sectors such as fintech, e-commerce, AI, and more."
ASICS Corporation
"ASICS Ventures Corporation is the corporate venture capital investment firm of ASICS Corporation, founded in 2016 and based in Kobe, Japan. The firm primarily invests in startups in the following priority industries: 1. Sports and fitness 2. Innovative technologies 3. Sustainability ASICS Ventures aims to invest in and partner with startups that can leverage ASICS' technology and brand to accelerate innovative ideas that support the company's ""VISION2030"" strategy of enabling healthy and fulfilled lives. The firm has no restrictions on the stages or areas of investment, and has made investments across Japan, Europe, and North America. ASICS Ventures also runs various programs like the ASICS Accelerator Program and TENKAN-TEN Sports & Well-Being Growth Catalyst to support and collaborate with startups."
Applied Materials
"Applied Ventures is the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in materials engineering solutions. For more than a decade, Applied Ventures has been investing in startups with disruptive technologies across a range of priority industries, including: - Semiconductor technology - Advanced display - Advanced manufacturing - Advanced materials - AI and big data - Life sciences - Environmental, social and governance (ESG) technologies Applied Ventures is stage-agnostic and invests up to $100 million per year. To date, they have provided capital to more than 90 companies in 19 countries, helping to pioneer innovations in areas such as smartphones, augmented and virtual reality, driverless cars, big data, robotics, and cleantech."
Axon Partners Group
"Axon Partners Group has a corporate venture capital unit that was established in 2020. The firm focuses on investing in three key priority industries through its corporate venture activities: 1. Communications: Axon Partners Group has deep expertise and experience in the communications industry, including areas like 5G and telecommunications infrastructure. 2. Cybersecurity: The firm invests in cybersecurity technologies and solutions, recognizing the critical importance of this sector in today's digital landscape. 3. Emerging Technologies: Axon Partners Group targets a wide range of emerging technologies for investment, such as IoT, cloud computing, and other innovative areas that are driving technological change. Through its corporate venture capital unit, Axon Partners Group aims to partner with visionary leaders and entrepreneurs to create value and drive innovation in these priority technology sectors [1,2]."
AT&T
"AT&T Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of AT&T. They invest in companies that drive innovation in connectivity, IoT, artificial intelligence and more. Their mission is to identify and support game-changing technologies around the world via early-stage investments primarily ranging from Seed funding up to Series B stage companies. The priority industries that AT&T Ventures invests in include: 1. Network and edge computing-related technologies 2. Advanced Internet of Things applications and use cases in robotics, mixed reality, gaming, and digital twins 3. Connected home and consumer solutions 4. Autonomous Vehicles and other next-gen transportation 5. Cybersecurity 6. Generative AI"
Amcor
"Amcor's corporate venture company invests in and partners with innovative startups to develop new sustainable packaging solutions and business models. Their priority investment areas include: 1. More sustainable materials and circular economy applications, such as recycling systems, sustainable barrier technologies, paper-based solutions, and biomaterials. 2. New business opportunities, such as smart packaging, new printing/processing technologies, automation/digitalization, and business model innovations like reusable systems. Amcor works with both early-stage startups through their Amcor Lift-Off pitching competition, as well as later-stage scale-ups, with the goal of pairing their industry leadership with the agility of startups to drive innovation in packaging."
Amadeus IT Group
Amadeus Ventures is the corporate venture capital program of Amadeus IT Group, one of the top ten travel technology companies in the world. Amadeus Ventures invests in early-stage startups with the goal of driving strategic value and financial returns. The program looks for startups with scalable business ideas, solid financial potential, and exceptional teams that are working on innovative technologies and business models to disrupt and impact the travel industry. Amadeus Ventures provides its portfolio companies with access to its extensive global network, industry expertise, and technology. The key priority industries for Amadeus Ventures include travel technology, disruptive ideas and business models shaping the future of travel, and scalable and sustainable businesses with a clear path to profitability.
American Express
American Express Ventures is the strategic investment group of American Express that invests in innovative startups to enhance the company's core capabilities and accelerate its efforts in consumer commerce and B2B services. They focus on investing in companies operating in priority industries such as mobile, consumer payments, marketplaces, loyalty, lifestyle services, business-to-business, supply chain analytics, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, automation, servicing and customer experience, identity, risk management, data, cybersecurity, and fraud detection.
Amazon
Amazon has a $1 billion corporate venture capital fund called the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund (AIIF) that supports emerging technology companies through direct investments. The AIIF's priority industries are customer fulfillment, logistics, and supply chain management. It invests in companies working on technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and autonomy, with the goal of advancing and improving these key areas to enhance the customer and employee experience. In 2024, the AIIF plans to expand its investments to include transportation, including autonomous vehicles and last-mile technologies, in addition to its existing focus.
Allianz Group
"Allianz X is the corporate venture capital arm of the Allianz Group, one of the world's largest insurance and asset management companies. Allianz X invests in digital frontrunners in ecosystems relevant to insurance and asset management, with a portfolio of over 25 companies and assets under management of more than 1.5 billion euros. Allianz X's priority industries for investment are insurtech and fintech. The company focuses on late-stage and growth-stage scale-ups, not seed or early stage startups. Allianz X has made investments in companies like NEXT Insurance, Coalition, Pie Insurance, and OpenGamma - all of which operate in the insurtech and fintech spaces. As part of the Allianz Group's digital transformation strategy, Allianz X provides an interface between Allianz's operating entities and the broader digital ecosystem, enabling collaborative partnerships in insurtech, fintech, and beyond."
Allianz
Allianz France operates a corporate venture capital (CVC) program that invests in innovative digital startups through minority equity stakes. Over the past 6 years, they have invested in over 25 startups, providing them with access to Allianz's expertise and networks to support their growth. The CVC program illustrates Allianz's commitment to the real economy and support for innovation and entrepreneurship. Allianz's CVC program focuses on investing in startups in the following priority industries: fintech, insurtech, cybersecurity, big data, and blockchain.
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