The scale and scope of corporate venturing fundraising, combined with unique analysis by Martin Haemmig at Stanford University of historical investment data provided by Dow Jones VentureSource, allows the trends to be identified and the reveals the plans of the new conductors of the venture capital investment world.
Month: January 2012
Deal round-up: December 2011
This table summarises December 2011 deal activity with a corporate venturing involvement.
Bucking the trend: when the majority is wrong
Investment partnerships are the perfect breeding ground for “groupthink”.
Negotiating the obstacles of corporate partnering
Here is the Allegis Capital how-to guide from 15 years of our portfolio companies partnering for success.
Questions corporate venturers should ask a VC
A former corporate venturer and pension fund investor-turned venture capitalist lays bare the questions to ask before committing to an independent’s fund.
Gaule’s Question Time: Motorola Solutions
Gaule: Give a brief description of the purpose of your venture unit, when it was formed and how the process occurs in your organisation. Schröder: MSVC, formerly Motorola Ventures, was formed in 1999 as the strategic venture capital arm of Motorola Solutions, formerly Motorola before its demerger into two parts 12 months ago. The purpose… Continue reading Gaule’s Question Time: Motorola Solutions
Dealmaking to increase in 2012
Last year’s slew of economic concerns and natural disasters has not dampened corporate venturing units’ expectations for doing deals this year, with more than 95% of those surveyed saying they would invest at least the same both by amount of money and by number of deals.
The most attractive region: America
The US is the region expected to be most attractive for dealmaking in 2012, according to Global Corporate Venturing’s survey. The US received 15 mentions, although the picture was more mixed when looking at specific sectors.
Venture leaders lay out the opportunities for 2012
Global Corporate Venturing’s survey of unit heads for the biggest expected issues of the year showed how important the macroeconomic climate will be in deciding the health of portfolio companies and new investments even as the pace of innovation remains strong.
Our corporate venturing predictions for 2012
Global Corporate Venturing’s dozen predictions for this year.
A year of great potential
I must create a system or be enslav’d by another man’s.
I will not reason and compare: my business is to create.
– William Blake, Jerusalem, The Emanation of the Giant Albion
Amex Ventures hires Bodas
Bodas had previously spent three years as director of strategic investments at US-based insurer Hartford’s corporate venturing and innovation unit.
Wuensch promotion at BASF
Germany-based chemicals company BASF has promoted one of the co-heads of its corporate venturing unit. Josef Wünsch (pictured), managing director of BASF Venture Capital (BVC) since July 2006, is now senior vice-president of modelling, formulation research and technology incubation at BASF. Dirk Nachtigal, the other co-managing director of BASF Venture Capital for the past 10… Continue reading Wuensch promotion at BASF
Bright powers up with SuVolta
Alongside Bright Capital in the round were venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), August Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Northgate Capital and DAG Ventures.