Prof. Lerner’s view is that corporate venturing will not work in all cases, but is a fruitful option to help corporates innovate when done well.
Month: September 2012
BGF seals two deals
The bank backed Business Growth Fund, established to help fast growing small and medium sized UK businesses, invests in two companies, SkyDox and Shuropody.
Google Ventures parties with DJZ
The corporate venturing unit of Google leads the first round of funding for Turntable.fm chief executive’s internet music start-up, DJZ.
Regulus sets IPO range
Regulus, which is backed by multiple pharmaceutical groups, will have a market capitalisation of about $239m if it prices at the middle of its range.
JP Morgan extends Rocket spending
US financial firm JP Morgan has continued backing Germany-based incubator Rocket Internet’s portfolio, with its latest investment, a stake in Lazada, the Southeast Asian equivalent of Amazon. VentureVillage reports (from a source at Rocket Internet) that the investment is a double-digit million sum. This would bring JP Morgan’s total reported recent investment in Rocket to… Continue reading JP Morgan extends Rocket spending
Samsung partners with Carbon Design
Samsung invests and enters into strategic partnership with Virtual prototype company, Carbon Design Systems.
Amplidata stores $6m
The corporate venturing unit of US-based chip company Intel Capital, Switzerland-based telecommunications company Swisscomm and data protection company Quantum Corporation have helped Belgium-based digital storage company Amplidata raise $6m. Amplidata, which offers scalable object-based storage at a reduced cost, has now raised $20m.. Swisscom, Quantum and Intel Capital were joined by venture firms Hummingbird Ventures,… Continue reading Amplidata stores $6m
Deal analysis: August 2012
Much as the world’s athletes impressed with their vigour in London’s Olympics this year, corporate venturing executives demonstrated their tenacity this summer with a marked spike in dealmaking in August. Global Corporate Venturing tracked 103 investments in corporate venturing-backed companies in August worth $1.8bn, up significantly against the 81 deals worth $1.3bn in July. It… Continue reading Deal analysis: August 2012
Developing a CIO with teeth
The chief innovation officer has to be an important member of the management team, and must operate and be measured commensurately.
Analysis: chief innovation officers
Global Corporate Venturing tracks more than 40 chief innovation officers at corporations and this article is the start of a series looking at how business strategy is shaping corporate venturing and innovation teams.
Analysis: early-stage investing
Corporate venturing fuels early-stage explosion.
Most influential: media September 2012
Click here for the list of the top 75 most influential corporate venturing units with a media sector-focussed parent.
Feature: Media, September 2012
Media in motion as change in the sector encourages a spate of dealmaking and corporate venturing unit launches on the back of a series of large flotations.
Intel Capital backs Mural.ly
Free web platform’s public launch coincided with the announcement of secured seed funding