Gaule: Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) is one ofthe longest-running corporate venturing units. Give a brief description of the purpose of your venture, when it was formed and how the process occurs in your organisation. Vale: JJDC is the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary dedicated to corporate venturing. It was established 40 years ago… Continue reading Gaule’s Question Time: Secrets to a longer venturing life
Month: February 2014
Comment: Staying ahead of the hunt
A leadership team is assembled in many ways and the best people for the top jobs can be found in numerous places. Some can be with a venture from the outset, others are ex-colleagues, business associates, friends of friends. Sometimes, however, talent can be a little more elusive, and tracking it down may require the… Continue reading Comment: Staying ahead of the hunt
Feature: Services sector looks to bumper venturing crop
Venturing in the services sector was on a roll last year, as
the intermediaries that help the business world function
capitalised on their strong relationships.
Editorial: Corporate venturing boom enters its mature stage
New entrants have increased the pool of corporates investing in start-ups, yet this growth is slowing down. General activity thus may be turning from a period where corporations realised they should explore the viability of corporate venturing to a more mature period during which many units begin to prove themselves.
TigerText sends positive message in $21m series B
With sales more than quadrupling in 2013, TigerText, a secure mobile messaging service for co-workers, has closed a series B funding. Shasta Ventures led the deal with corporate venturing units Reed Elsevier and Telus also taking part.
Google Ventures pens deal with Medium
Medium, the US-based collaborative publishing start-up, founded by Evan Williams, who is one of the minds behind Twitter and Blogger, has just closed a $25m round of financing, the company confirmed. The company started operating a year ago and has attracted investors such as private equity firm Greylock Partners, Google Ventures, SV Angel’s Ron Conway,… Continue reading Google Ventures pens deal with Medium
Accelevate on mission to accelerate innovation
Advisory boutique Accelevate has been established to work with corporate innovation teams and ‘move innovation from ‘idea to execution to exit’.
Samsung makes material difference to XG Sciences
Samsung Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in advanced materials company XG Sciences, for it to progress towards the commercialisation of its large-scale graphene applications.
SROne seeds mobile prescription platform ZappRx
Mobile prescription management platform raises $1m seeding funding led by Atlas Venture and including SROne.
GiveMeSport given funds
Curated sports blogging site GiveMeSport raises an undisclosed amount of series B funding from IMG Media.
Intel and Alpine walk the talk on Speaktoit
Intel Capital and Alpine Technology Fund have invested an undisclosed amount in Speaktoit, to push its natural language processing technology from its app into gadgets, cars, robots, and wearable technology.
Enigma connects up public sector’s big data
Enigma, a US-based big data analytics company, which provides a search and discovery platform for public data, has raised a $4.5m series A round of funding, led by Comcast Ventures, the corporate venturing division of US-based cable and telecommunications corporation Comcast, with participation from American Express Ventures, corporate venturing unit of credit card company American… Continue reading Enigma connects up public sector’s big data
Bright Farms to build out urban greenhouses
Urban agriculture company BrightFarms raises $4.9m series B funding from investors including Tengelmann’s Emil Capital Partners, in push to commercialise urban agriculture and keep building greenhouses near supermarkets.
The Future of Cyber Security – Round Table
Join Global Corporate Venturing and Baker Botts for a roundtable discussion on The Future of Cyber Security – Threats and Opportunities DATE &TIMES: Wednesday, 26 February 2014 Registration – 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Roundtable – 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Reception – 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. LOCATION: Baker Botts, 41 Lothbury, London EC2R 7HF A discussion on the threats facing governments… Continue reading The Future of Cyber Security – Round Table