This was a gloomy January. Farewell Christmas spirit, peace and understanding, it all stopped on January 7 with the attack on the offices of satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The world is puzzled by the violence, and I am no different – no time, or indeed appetite, for a light and joyful column about investment… Continue reading Je suis Charlie – je suis la France
Month: February 2015
Pursuing material advances
Tom Whitehouse, chairman of London Environmental Investment Forum and founder of Carbon International, explores trends in clean-tech.
Constructing a venturing unit
Over the past year several corporations have asked me for advice on the venture groups they plan to form. These days corporate venturing funds are announced on a weekly basis. Before providing my advice I ask three questions.First is whether the CEO is ready to lead the corporation’s innovation goals, and see the venture group as one… Continue reading Constructing a venturing unit
Social defences, technology ventures and funding partners
In our series of articles Corporate Venturing on the Test Bench, Martin Haemmig and Boris Battistini review and analyse the latest trends.
Lessons from the oil and gas front line
Andrew Gaule talks to Kemal Anbarci, vice-president and managing executive, Chevron Technology Ventures.
Cyber-security drives growth
Cyber-attacks dominated the headlines in 2014, highlighting the vulnerabilities we face in business, and personally. At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, one CEO after another issued warnings that the worst was yet to come. Security at the largest corporations and world governments has been breached in high-profile cyber-attacks, exposing the foundational weaknesses of a digital… Continue reading Cyber-security drives growth
Top deals of 2014
Deal Date Round Size ($M) Portfolio Company Venture Participant 17/09/2014 $25,000 Alibaba Softbank Corp Yahoo 2/10/2014 $1,800 Rocket Internet Access Industries Global Founders Capital Holtzbrinck Ventures Kinnevik Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company United Internet 27/05/2014 $1,780 JD.com… Continue reading Top deals of 2014
Services sector booms
Global Corporate Venturing takes its annual look at the services sector.
Sberbank catches Mobeewave for $6.5m series A
The cash provided by Sberbank’s corporate venturing unit will support mobile payment services startup Mobeewave’s path to market as it expands internationally.
To venture or not to venture, that is the question
As the corporate venturing industry has expanded exponentially over the past decade, more and more large corporations are being forced to ask if this is the right thing to do. Clearly we are in growth mode now, with nearly half the Fortune 100 involved in venturing and the number of corporations active in venturing doubling over… Continue reading To venture or not to venture, that is the question
Tengelmann drives $25m Carmudi series B
Vehicles classified listings site Carmudi has now raised $35m after raising money in a second Tengelmann-backed round
Arcadia sows seeds of $86m IPO
The agricultural biotechnology developer had raised $101m from investors including chemical producer BASF.
Tealium tags Sumitomo for series D
The marketing technology company secured $30.7m in a round featuring Sumitomo subsidiary Presidio Ventures that took its total funding to more than $77m.
Cisco ventures into France
The networking technology producer is set to invest $100m in French startups as part of a wider partnership with the French government.