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Beyond the Hype: Investment Opportunities in Physical AI

By CM Venture Capital

Why China's and America's Robotics Booms are Fundamentally Different

By CM Venture Capital

From Intern to Investment VP to Startup

By Mason Yin

Reflections from My Secondment

By Rick HeSenior SpecialistYokogawa China Investment Co., Ltd.

From Technology to Business

By Charles VaillantChief Technology & Chief Digital OfficerMANN+HUMMEL

Define the Problem. Deliver the Commitment.

By Stéphane VernèdeCEO and Co-founderEnwise

Three Ways to Work with Large Enterprises

By Xiwen QingStartup Innovation APAC/ChinaHenkel

What Kind of Startups Are Worth Betting On?

By Michelle HuaManaging PartnerCM Venture Capital

Why MANN+HUMMEL, an 80-Year-Old Filtration Leader, Invests in Early-Stage Startups

By CM Venture Capital

Build the Deepest Partnerships, Expand the Widest Markets

By Keith WigginsCEOEconic Technologies

The Great Maritime Fuel Shift

By CM Venture Capital

CM Venture Capital Exclusively Leads Boea Wisdom Pre-A+ Round

By CM Venture Capital

Yokogawa Electric Commits to CM Evergreen Fund

By CM Venture Capital

From Neuromorphic to Neurosymbolic AI

By CM Venture Capital

AI + Simulation: From Materials to Industry

By Wentao ZhangAssociateCM Venture Capital

Btomorrow Ventures Returns as a Repeat LP

By CM Venture Capital

ALTANA Commits to the Evergreen Fund

By CM Venture Capital

Launching the CM Evergreen Fund

By CM Venture Capital

From “To China” to “From China”

By CM Venture Capital

Championing Sustainable Growth from the Boardroom

By Dr. Min ZhouCo-Founder & CEOCM Venture Capital

What Do Investors Look For?

By CM Venture Capital

Econic Brings Surfactants Made from CO2 to market

By CM Venture Capital

Innovation China 2025 Focuses on Decarbonization

By CM Venture Capital

Enwise' Journey From Pepsico Accelerator to Factory Floor

By CM Venture Capital

Why We Backed Citrine: AI That Turns Materials Knowledge into Better Products

By CM Venture Capital

China's Next Big Clean Energy Focus is Hydrogen

By CM Venture Capital

Renewable Carbon: Where the Commercial Opportunities Begin

From Series A to HKEX: CMVC’s Journey with Guofu Hydrogen

Econic Raises Capital to Advance CO₂-Based Materials

The Invisible Film Behind a New Materials Business

Green Hydrogen in China: What Will Make the Economics Work?

How L’Oréal Turns Data into Personalized Beauty

Why We Backed InnoAero: AI-Designed Alloys for Satellite Wiring

Why Unilever Is Exploring CO₂-Based Cleaning Ingredients

From Inspection to Action: Skysys Builds Autonomous Renewable-Energy Maintenance

Why Heraeus Backed Diamond Materials—and Partnered with CMVC

AI for Materials: Why We Back Software in the US and Products in China

From Fund Partnership to Co-Investment: Heraeus Backs CSMH

Biomanufacturing: The Hard Road from Lab to Commercial Scale

Beyond the Wafer: Where Silicon Carbide Needs Innovation

A Catalyst Breakthrough for Hydrogen—and the Scale-Up Questions Ahead

The Materials Bottlenecks Behind Hydrogen’s Cost Curve

Captured Carbon, Useful Materials: The Investment Case for CO₂-Based Plastics

From Research to Series A: The Guofu Hydrogen Case Study

The Three Gaps Between a Materials Breakthrough and a Business

China’s Next Role: An Innovation Base for Global Business

Reshoring Hard Tech: The Factory Is Only the Beginning