During the past decade he has expanded the corporate venturing team to 14 in offices in the US, China, Japan and Germany.
Month: November 2012
BlueRun, Softbank invest in Tianpin
BlueRun Ventures and Softbank China Venture Capital have invested in China-based fashion e-platform Tianpin.com
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals buy Elevation for $100m upfront
Elevation, which is backed by quasi-corporate venturing unit Novo Ventures, could receive further payments of up to $240m should it meet product development milestones.
SAP invests in High-Tech Gründerfonds
Germany-based enterprise software company SAP has invested an undisclosed amount in one of two private equity funds run by Germany corporate-backed state venture fund High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF). High-Tech Gründerfonds is public private partnership firm with German government sponsored investors such as the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, and the state run KfW Banking Group. Corporate… Continue reading SAP invests in High-Tech Gründerfonds
2012 Powerlist: Ralf Schnell, Siemens Venture Capital
Chief architect behind a unique set up in the corporate venturing industry.
2012 Powerlist: Bill Maris, Google Ventures
As a brain scientist, Maris discerns the fine line between crazy and genius.
2012 Powerlist: Hugo Shong, IDG Capital
China is the future, many believe, despite recent signs the company’s economy is slowing down. In this context Hugo Shong, as the man who has developed US-based media group International Data Group’s (IDG) corporate venturing operations in China is a man to watch. In 1993, as managing editor of Electronic Business Asia Magazine, Shong assisted… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Hugo Shong, IDG Capital
2012 Powerlist: Arvind Sodhani, Intel Capital
Rock star investor and manager of first global value-added venture unit.
2012 Powerlist: Charles Searle, Naspers’ MIH
The pull of Charles Searle and South Africa-based media group Naspers is evidenced by how Silicon Valley heayweights are prepared to attend the group’s strategy meetings. Naspers’ corporate venturing unit, Myriad International Holdings (MIH), could be forgiven for being little known in the epicentre of global venture capital but its attraction is perhaps heightened because… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Charles Searle, Naspers’ MIH
Nety Krishna joins Bright Capital
Nety Krishna has left Redpoint Ventures, where he was a member of the Energy, Materials & Environment investment team, to become general partner in the Silicon Valley offices of Bright Capital.
Legend checks in with Phoenix
The venture capital arm of Legend Holdings, Legend Capital has invested in Phoenix Holiday International Travel Service.
BGF chooses Broadband
The Business Growth Fund has invested $16.2m in broadband comparison site Broadbandchoices.co.uk.
2012’s Powerlist 100
Welcome to the inaugural Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 100.This supplement looks at the people behind the most influential corporate venturing units ranked by Global Corporate Venturing to see the powerbrokers’ backgrounds and how it has helped shape the organisations and deals they have done. We ranked the top 20 from the 100, with the remainder… Continue reading 2012’s Powerlist 100
Alternative investments: watches
In this issue, I want to tell you about watches, but I wanted you to hear it from the horse’s mouth – the collectors: Singapore-based Melvyn Teillol-Foo, chief executive of PuristSPro, a reference website for watch lovers in Asia, collects with and for his wife and speaks fondly of the first double purchase they ever… Continue reading Alternative investments: watches