China-based online game developer Perfect World yesterday established a venture capital fund, investing RMB643.5m ($100.7m). The fund will concentrate on the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector. The fund will be formed by a subsidiary company owned by Perfect World, in conjunction with several as yet unnamed partner companies from outside. Perfect World’s investment will… Continue reading Sun rises for Perfect World’s fund
Month: September 2011
Media leads venturing start-ups
Overall, 111 corporate venturing programmes have been started in the past 18 months, according to Global Corporate Venturing’s unique data.
BGF takes well-traveled Rhodes
Jon Rhodes becomes the latest high-profile executive to join the fund, this time in a public relations role.
Intel-backed Gudeng goes public
The Taiwan-based Gudeng, which manufactures equipment for semiconductors, has become the third Intel Capital company to float this year.
Profile: Tencent
Global opportunity with other top-tier partners gives the China-based media and internet conglomerate an edge to maintain its local dominance.
Recruiting in media’s venturing landscape
Turnover of corporate venturing professionals in media has been relatively high compared with that in other sectors, but attempts are being made to encourage diversity, according to Global Corporate Venturing data.
Case study: Duowan
Explosive growth of Chinese media company to 190 million users aided by corporate venturing backers.
Most influential Media, September 2011
Click here for the most influential corporate venturing units of media companies published in September 2011
Educating the world remotely
Education has left behind the chalk blackboards for more interactive technology.
Feature: media sector September 2011
Created but never destroyed, the media industry is going through seismic change and relying on corporate venturing to see the way through.
Innovative regions: Germany
Only Germans, perhaps, could feel they are "poor, but sexy" but when the then Berlin mayor coined the phrasea little more than a decade ago he caught the mood of the country’s capital. Although it is the largest economy in Europe, Germans were paying a heavy price for reunification after the collapse of the Soviet… Continue reading Innovative regions: Germany
Innovation is in P&G’s DNA
Innovation. It’s in the DNA at Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company.
Eight tips for wise investing
After decades of on-again, off-again forays into corporate venturing, corporations have turned their engines on again.
Deal round-up: August 2011
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