Business Growth Fund, backed by the UK’s five biggest banks, will form a venture capital subsidiary to invest in earlier-stage businesses.
Month: December 2014
Emerging markets mega-deals cap an active November
The largest investment in the month was India-based e-commerce company Flipkart reportedly closing a funding round of between $500m and $600m from investors including South Africa-based conglomerate Naspers.
West coast venturing vim shows no sign of slackening
In California there has been a massive shake-up with UC Ventures and other new funds, while two of the biggest players in Washington and Arizona are beginning to see recent developments in their tech transfer offerings bear fruit.
Government House: Triple Helix Venturing for the Silicon Valley elite
The question is what comes next?
University Corner: Patience is a virtue under the summit spotlight
Investors, tech transfer experts, industry leaders and heads of spin-out companies gathered at the Crystal in east London for the second annual global University Venturing Summit
We should be protecting the sky and the earth
Climate change is up the news agenda and we should do our best to protect the sky and earth.
Wishes for a new beginning
Our regular columnist Marianne Abib-Pech looks back on 2014.
Incubating new businesses
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Engaging entrepreneurs in successful venturing
Chirag Patel, of Highnote Foundry, writes about how corporates can successfully engage with start-ups.
Cattle healthcare company AAD herds in $15m
Laboratory Corporation of America joined backers including Novartis to increase Advanced Animal Diagnostics’ funding to more than $37m.
Forum dissects judgment of university-based accelerators
A summary of a discussion about university-based accelerators.
Canada enters the spotlight
Highlights from interviews conducted at the Quebec City Conference
The Clean Deal: Innovative chemical reactions
Tom Whitehouse, chairman of London Environmental Investment Forum and founder of Carbon International, explores trends in clean-tech
Nok Nok opens door for Lenovo
Computer maker Lenovo has made its second investment in online authentication company Nok Nok Labs, which received $8.25m in its series C round.