Inogen, which is backed by Novo and venture firms Versant Ventures, Accuitive Medical Ventures, Avalon Ventures and Arboretum Ventures, has filed for a $86m IPO.
Month: December 2013
Green Biologics receives $25m
Green Biologics has closed its B round at $25m following investment from Sofinnova and Swire, and will now focus on it commercialisation efforts.
DataSift raises $42m
DataSift, a social data platform which enables companies to aggregate, filter and extract insights from social networks, has raised $42m in series C funding.
Monthly analysis: A steady investment flow
Global Corporate Venturing recorded 57 investments during November worth a total of $1.2bn – in October there were 60 investments worth $1.2bn – and six exits worth $2.45bn, although exit prices were largely undisclosed and the initial public offering (IPO) of social network Twitter accounted for $1.82bn of the total – in October there were… Continue reading Monthly analysis: A steady investment flow
Haemmig and Battistini: Early stage control systems
Developing and accelerating early-stage, growth-oriented technology ventures is difficult. Most ventures merely survive or fail, only a handful of them thrive. Corporate venturers are very familiar with this picture. But what defines successful new entrepreneurial firms? We review various research work addressing this question, analyse the relevance and impact of management control systems on the… Continue reading Haemmig and Battistini: Early stage control systems
The Clean Deal: Software feeds the world
Tom Whitehouse looks at the importance of software in
agriculture.
Time to say goodbye…
December has come again, and with it the time to reflect on the past year, take stock of what we have learnt and decide on the focus for the year to come. In 2012, we caught a glimpse of the emergence of a multipolar world, we pondered on possible economic models of the future, while… Continue reading Time to say goodbye…
Akamai to acquire Prolexic
Akamai Technologies, whose products help move content over the internet, has agreed to acquire Intel-backed cloud security company Prolexic Technologies for around $370m.
Is anybody listening?
Sharon Vosmek, chief executive of Astia, sounds a call to speak and act publicly in the cause of promoting unrecognised talent and fomenting social and professional evolution.
Strategy versus financial returns debate an illusion
There is much talk about the conflict between strategic and financial objectives in corporate venturing. These apparently opposing objectives are portrayed as an unavoidable feature, resulting in an insoluble problem that can at best be managed but never fully overcome. At its worst, the venturing unit can develop an acute form of corporate schizophrenia and… Continue reading Strategy versus financial returns debate an illusion
Strategy versus financial returns debate an illusion
There is much talk about the conflict between strategic and financial objectives in corporate venturing. These apparently opposing objectives are portrayed as an unavoidable feature, resulting in an insoluble problem that can at best be managed but never fully overcome. At its worst, the venturing unit can develop an acute form of corporate schizophrenia and… Continue reading Strategy versus financial returns debate an illusion
Retty cooks up $3.2m
Restaurant finder- app Retty, backed by CyberAgent and Gree, has raised $3.2m in a series B round of funding led by Itochu Ventures.
The efficacy of relationships in finance
Economists have recognised for a long time that relationships between entrepreneurs and venture capitalists (VCs) may be subject to extreme conflicts of interest. These “moral hazard” problems can seriously impair performance and destroy value creation. Hence, contracts have been viewed as very important in attempting to mitigate these problems. This view of the world is… Continue reading The efficacy of relationships in finance
Coda processes $2.3m
Coda payments, a company which allows users to pay for digital content using a prepaid card, has raised $2.3m in A round funding for expansion into Southeast Asia with backing from CyberAgent and Rakuten.