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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Apr 15, 2020 · 24 min
Leadership Series: Tony Cannestra (Denso International America)
Our Leadership Series interview where James Mawson talks to Tony Cannestra from Denso International America. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By…
Apr 13, 2020 · 1 hr
13 April 2020 – Covid-19 Crisis & Funding Opportunities
The week’s podcast takes a look at the Covid-19 Crisis and the funding opportunities that have come from it. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed…
Apr 8, 2020 · 17 min
Leadership Series: Bonny Simi (JetBlue Technology Ventures)
Our Leadership Series interview where James Mawson talks to Bonny Simi from JetBlue Technology Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By…
Apr 6, 2020 · 24 min
06 April 2020 – Lyell Immunopharma Gains $493m Investment from GlaxoSmithKline
The Big Ones It is the sort of line to awaken the curiosity in an annual report: “Cash payments to acquire equity investments amounted to £258m…
Apr 1, 2020 · 18 min
Leadership Series: Darek DeFreece (UC Berkeley)
Our Leadership Series interview where Thierry Heles talks to Darek DeFreece from UC Berkeley. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution…
Mar 30, 2020 · 21 min
30 March 2020 – Lime in Talks to Raise Funding at a Reduced $400m Valuation
The Big Ones In what may be an ominous sign, electric scooter rental service Lime is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a $400m…
Mar 25, 2020 · 17 min
Leadership Series: Tom Vanhoutte (Imec.xpand)
Our Leadership Series interview where Thierry Heles talks to Tom Vanhoutte from Imec.xpand. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Mar 23, 2020 · 13 min
23 March 2020 – Fox Agrees to Buy Tubi for $440m in Cash
The Big Ones When SoftBank emerged with a $9.5bn rescue package for beleaguered workspace provider WeWork in October, $3bn of the amount had been earmarked…
Mar 18, 2020 · 14 min
Leadership Series: Jonathan Tudor (Centrica) Part 2
The second part of our Leadership Series interview where Izzy Woolgar talks to Jonathan Tudor from Centrica and our very own James Mawson. “Funky Chunk”…
Mar 16, 2020 · 10 min
16 March 2020 – Insightec Targets $150m Series F
The Big Ones Insightec is targeting up to $150m in a series F round valuing it at $1.3bn post-money, and has already received a $100m…
Mar 11, 2020 · 19 min
Leadership Series: Jonathan Tudor (Centrica) Part 1
The first part of our Leadership Series interview where Izzy Woolgar talks to Jonathan Tudor from Centrica and our very own James Mawson. “Funky Chunk”…
Mar 9, 2020 · 24 min
09 March 2020 – Waymo Secures $2.25bn in Initial Close of First External Round
The Big Ones Waymo began life in Alphabet’s secretive Google X division but has now fully emerged as a standalone company, securing $2.25bn from investors…
Mar 4, 2020 · 19 min
Leadership Series: Ippei Akiyoshi (Mitsubishi)
James Mawson interviews Ippei Akiyoshi from Mitsubishi. The first in a series of interviews. Recorded remotely. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:…
Mar 2, 2020 · 25 min
02 March 2020 – Grab Raises $856m from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
The Big Ones There may be fewer rounds being closed but ride hailing continues to be a money magnet, with Grab raising $856m from Mitsubishi…
Feb 24, 2020 · 11 min
24 February 2020 – Imara to Raise Up To $86.3m in its IPO
The Big Ones Grab had raised $4.8bn for its series H round as of mid-2019 but did not confirm a close for the round. Now…
Feb 17, 2020 · 15 min
17 February 2020 – Revolution Medicines Goes Public in $238m Offering
The Big News It’s been a good week for healthcare flotations, with Revolution Medicines following in the footsteps of successful IPO closures by Schrödinger and…
Feb 10, 2020 · 1 hr 22 min
10 February 2020 – Netskope Gains $340m in Round Led By Sequoia Capital Global Equities
The Big Ones Sequoia Capital Global Equities has led a $340m round for cloud security platform developer Netskope at a valuation of near $3bn. Netskope…
Feb 3, 2020 · 16 min
03 February 2020 – Corporate Venturing and Innovation Summit Roundup
The Big News The US government’s effort to change the regulatory landscape for venture capital is coming to a head with this week’s sold-out Global…
Jan 27, 2020 · 22 min
27 January 2020 – Tokopedia Approaches Close of $1.5bn Round
The Big Ones Tokopedia is already one of the biggest companies to have emerged from Southeast Asia’s increasingly vibrant startup scene, but it is reportedly…
Jan 20, 2020 · 18 min
20 January 2020 – Joby Aviation Raises $590m in Series C to Create Flying Taxis
The Big Ones Joby Aviation is developing an electric-powered aerial taxi for urban use, a product that would appear to be a big jump into…