Daydreaming in an airport lounge is a fruitful use of your time this summer, argues columnist Marianne Abib-Pech.
Month: July 2014
EyeVerify spies investors for $6m
Biometric security app EyeVerify has secured $6m in funding to support the development of its eyeball verification software.
The corporate venturing community
Trevor Owens, CEO of Javelin, tells how the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium stimulated new thoughts.
Haemmig, Battistini: Mitigating risk in globalisation
Academic columnists Martin Haemmig and Boris Battistini look into the risks inherent in globalisation.
The clean deal: We will (not) close deals on the beaches
The art of closing deals before holiday deadlines is a fine one, explains our columnist Tom Whitehouse, head of the London Environmental Investment Forum.
Cover dines out on $5.5m series A
O’Reilly Media-backed restaurant payment app Cover has boosted its overall funding to $7m after closing its series A round.
Gaule’s Question Time: Partnerships prove their worth
Gaule: Give a brief description of the purpose of 3M New Ventures. Andrae: Our organisation was set up six years ago with the idea of looking into external ideas generated by start ups worldwide, and those ideas should have proximity to 3M’s undertakings in terms of new technology or relevant technology enhancements that 3M corporation… Continue reading Gaule’s Question Time: Partnerships prove their worth
London Calling
Claire Lee, corporate venturing relationship head at Silicon Valley Bank, writes about her experience of the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium.
A survival guide for leaders in the digital age
Deborah Hopkins, head of Citi Ventures and chief innovation officer at Citi, outlines what organisations need to do to survive as the pace of innovation quickens.
News Focus: Corporate venturers lobby UK government
Corporate venturers met senior UK government officials to stress that changes in tax rules for corporate investors will not stimulate more venturing.
Symposium: Kashyap – Building a global strategy
An edited transcript of the keynote speech by Nagraj Kashyap, global head of Qualcomm Ventures, at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium.
Symposium: Arvind Sodhani fireside chat
Arvind Sodhani, head of Intel Capital, talked to Toby Lewis, editor of Global Corporate Venturing, at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium in May.
Gymbox keeps moving with BGF investment
Boutique gym chain Gymbox has received a $17m investment from BGF to fund its UK-wide roll-out.
Feature: IT groups eye ‘gigantic’ opportunities
Corporate venturing units across the information technology sector are eyeing various big sectors that can be transformative, from the cloud to big data to the internet of things. See our most influential table here.At the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium in May, Arvind Sodhani, head of Intel Capital, the corporate venturing unit of the US‐based semiconductor… Continue reading Feature: IT groups eye ‘gigantic’ opportunities