Blue Cross Blue Shield has partnered with the Aksarben Discovery Fund, the venture capital fund which target graduates of the The Lean Launchpad at the Aksarben Innovation Initiative.
Month: September 2014
A&E takes stake in Vice
A&E Networks is close to purchasing a 10% stake in Vice Media that would value the company at $2.5bn, and would see Vice produce programming for the A&E cable network.
SSE powers IE-CHP’s latest round
UK-based IE-CHP, which produces hydrogen fuel cells and other clean energy technologies, has raised £800,000 ($1.3m) in funding, which includes involvement from SSE Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of utility Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). Fuel cell technology developer Intelligent Energy and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise, also participated. The… Continue reading SSE powers IE-CHP’s latest round
Nexenta stores Dell investment
Nexenta, which is backed by SanDisk Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of SanDisk, Sumitomo and UMC, has received an investment from Dell Ventures.
Microsoft Ventures’ Sood: Investing in the global ecosystem
Rahul Sood, head of Microsoft Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the US-based technology company, explores in this guest editorial how corporates and start-ups can work better together.
GCV Academy looks to fill corporate vacuum
Corporate venturing veteran Andrew Gaule conceived the GCV Academy training programme and has been told by industry veterans and leading trade bodies it fills a need to help groups understand strategic value.
Mobily’s corporate venturing unit launched
Saudi Arabia-based telecommuincations company Mobily has established of Mobily Ventures, a corporate venturing unit to focus on early-stage and growth start-ups in the telecommunication, IT, media and entertainment sectors. Mobily will target companies working on e-commerce and retail innovation, mobile financial services and payment, digital advertising, digital content and entertainment as well as IT and… Continue reading Mobily’s corporate venturing unit launched