CVC Unplugged

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The CVC Unplugged podcast is a weekly show that brings you fascinating and wide-ranging conversations with leading corporate venture capital investors, subject matter experts, startup founders, journalists and other market participants to keep you informed of the most important trends affecting early-stage investing.

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300 episodes
Updated Jul 10, 2025

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Nov 18, 2020 · 29 min
Leadership Series: Alastair Hick (Monash Innovation)
Thierry Heles talks to Alastair Hick, senior director at Monash Innovation. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Nov 16, 2020 · 17 min
16 November 2020 – SentinelOne Bags $267m in Series F
The Big Ones “The door is always open for a second and third [Vision] fund, but we’re not very popular,” according to Masayoshi Son, founder…
Nov 11, 2020 · 14 min
Leadership Series: Oliver Keown (Intuitive Ventures)
James Mawson talks to Oliver Keown, director of Intuitive Ventures on setting up a $100m fund focussed on minimally-invasive care. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
Nov 9, 2020 · 27 min
09 November 2020 – Ant Group’s IPO Suspended by Regulators
The Big Ones Law firm Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe’s recent investments in Priori Legal and term sheet data analysis provider Aumni, coinciding with Latham & Watkins and Clifford…
Nov 4, 2020 · 13 min
Leadership Series: Jeffrey Li (Tencent Investment)
Martin Haemmig talks to Jeffrey Li, managing partner of Tencent Investment and winner of the 2020 Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 100. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod…
Nov 2, 2020 · 18 min
02 November 2020 – Ant Gets Ready for Global Expansion
The Big Ones Ant aims to raise $34.5bn – the biggest initial public offering – by splitting its stock issuance equally across Shanghai and Hong Kong stock…
Oct 28, 2020 · 20 min
Leadership Series: Moray Wright (Parkwalk Advisors)
We talk to Moray Wright, co-founder and chief executive of Parkwalk Advisors, the fund management subsidiary of commercialisation firm IP Group. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod…
Oct 26, 2020 · 29 min
26 October 2020 – Ant Group Aims for World’s Biggest Floatation Topping $250bn
The Big Ones Yuanfudao is the latest Chinese online education provider to raise a huge amount, reportedly securing $1bn in a series G2 round led…
Oct 21, 2020 · 24 min
Leadership Series: Alicia Löffler (Northwestern University)
In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Alicia Löffler, associate provost for Innovation & New Ventures, associate vice…
Oct 19, 2020 · 13 min
19 October 2020 – SoftBank Backs Kahoot with $215m Investment
The Big Ones Kahoot has been one of the biggest recent success stories in the startup space. The company, the developer of a gamified online…
Oct 14, 2020 · 32 min
Leadership Series: Nichole Mercier (Washington University in St Louis)
In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Nichole Mercier, assistant vice-chancellor and managing director for technology transfer at…
Oct 12, 2020 · 24 min
12 October 2020 2020 – Uber Spins out Uber Freight with $500m Series A
The Big Ones Uber launched its shipping services platform, Uber Freight, in 2017, and is now spinning it off with $500m in series A financing…
Oct 7, 2020 · 25 min
Leadership Series: Tony Raven (Cambridge Enterprise)
In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Tony Raven, chief executive of University of Cambridge’s commercialisation arm Cambridge…
Oct 5, 2020 · 17 min
05 October 2020 – Sophia Genetics Raises $110m Series F
The Big Ones It was a privilege to hear the insights at the GCV Digital Forum 2.0 yesterday. Combining our regional and sector events, GCV…
Sep 30, 2020 · 39 min
Leadership Series: Orin Herskowitz (Columbia University)
In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Orin Herskowitz, senior vice-president of intellectual property and tech transfer for…
Sep 28, 2020 · 17 min
28 September 2020 – Roche Pays $448m to Buy Inflazome
The Big Ones Congratulations to Mike Cavanagh at Comcast for taking up the reins of its ventures unit after Amy Banse’s decision to retire next year.…
Sep 23, 2020 · 20 min
Leadership Series: Mark Sherman (Telstra Ventures)
In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, James Mawson talks to Mark Sherman of Telstra Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
Sep 21, 2020 · 25 min
21 September 2020 – Klarna Raises $650m to Almost Double its Valuation
The Big Ones Klarna, operator of an app that lets consumers pay for items from some 200 retailers through instalment payments, has raised $650m in…
Sep 16, 2020 · 27 min
Leadership Series: Tony Armstrong (IU Ventures)
In this week’s episode of the Global Venturing Review Leadership Series, we talk to Tony Armstrong, president and chief executive of IU Ventures, about how…
Sep 14, 2020 · 26 min
14 September 2020 – Online Education Company Byju Raising $500m
The Big Ones Online education has firmly established itself as the key sector in India’s startup space, and Byju’s has effectively confirmed that, raising an…