The landscape of corporate venture capital keeps evolving, with the telecoms companies and chipmakers of the 90’s giving way to the internet boom of the following decade and ultimately the Web3 operators of recent years.
In 2024 it was investors focused on AI — such as Alphabet’s many venture funds, as well as Microsoft and Nvidia — that were the most prolific backers of startups. Web3 investors, particularly OKX Ventures, are also still very active, while Aramco Ventures, the investment arm of the Saudi oil company, is increasingly becoming a force in the startup ecosystem.
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