10 big predictions for China in 2023

10 big predictions for China in 2023 An exclusive wrap-up of the investment trends in the Chinese hydrogen energy industry in 2022. Hydrogen energy has been gaining traction globally and in China, simply because it’s dominantly available on earth. #energy #hydrogen #hydrogenenergy

Can innovative material startups cross the chasm?

Can innovative material startups cross the chasm? Materials startups can struggle to move from early adopters to the mass market. These are the 3 main hurdles and how to overcome them. Article appeared as an op-ed on https://globalventuring.com/corporate/material-startups-chasm-scaling/ First published in 1991, Geoffrey A. Moore’s book “Crossing the Chasm” examines market dynamics faced by innovative […]

2022 roundup of the most innovative Synthetic Biology startups in China

2022 roundup of the most innovative Synthetic Biology startups in China How cutting edge was the synthetic biology scene in China in 2022? Here’s our roundup of the hottest Chinese startups shaking up the market with their breakthroughs. #startups #syntheticbiology #breakthroughs

This is a golden time for Chinese hard tech innovation and manufacturing

This is a golden time for Chinese hard tech innovation and manufacturing As China reopens and relaxes Covid restrictions, we’re taking a dive into interpreting China’s latest economic objectives and goals and putting them into the wider context of China’s relation to the global economy. One of the indicators we examined is China’s ranking in […]

Innovation is our key takeaway from the recent Chinese National Congress

Innovation is our key takeaway from the recent Chinese National Congress China needs to add more innovation and value to the goods it produces to grow its economy. The recent Chinese National Congress gave a clear indication of supporting this. With the conclusion of the 20th Chinese National Congress of the CCP in October 2022, […]

It won’t be easy to bring hard tech investments back to the US and Europe

It won’t be easy to bring hard tech investments back to the US and Europe While politicians want to bring tech manufacturing back to western countries, the economics are stacked against it. With the Biden administration pushing for a decoupling between China and the US, there has been ripple effects across the rest of the […]

The only constant is change: CM Ventures @ Petronas Innovation Day

The only constant is change: CM Ventures @ Petronas Innovation Day Kuala Lumpur, September 2022 – Dr Patrick Berbon, Managing Partner at CM Venture, discussed ‘change’ at the annual Petronas Innovation Day conference. The conference was organized by the Petronas’ innovation team, also an investor in CM Venture fund 3. In his presentation titled ‘The […]

CM Venture Capital invests in Compound Semiconductor

CM Venture Capital invests in Compound Semiconductor CM Venture Capital is a co-lead investor in the seed-round financing for Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing (Xiamen) Co., Ltd, founded in 2020 to develop and manufacture wide band gap semiconductor materials and devices. Compound Semiconductor’s core products include wafer-level diamond heat sink wafers, diamond-based GaN epitaxial wafers, AlN-on-sapphire template […]

State-of-Industry of SiC Semi

State-of-Industry of SiC Semi Viewpoint: GPT: SiC adoption in EVs, progress in SiC MOSFET, costs, and vs. GaN / IGBT CM Venture Capital lead Series A investment and subsequently participated in multiple rounds of equity financing for Global Power Technologies (GPT) – a leading Chinese SiC devices IDM, with a 4” fab line in Beijing […]