Andrew Gaule invited questions from the audience for a panel on best practices in corporate venturing.
Month: June 2015
GCV Symposium and GUV Fusion 2015: Convergence across Health and IT
Marc Ceulemans from Novartis and Jack Young of Qualcomm spoke about digital health and the formation of Fund of the Year DRX Capital.
Fitbit gets on track for $448m IPO
SoftBank and Qualcomm will both make partial exits through the offering, after the fitness tracker producer set the range for its IPO.
GCV Symposium 2015: A Look at the Entrepreneurial-CVC Partnership
Global Corporate Venturing editor Toby Lewis discussed the relationship between corporate backers and startups with Carsten Bether and Frank Starrmann.
GCV Symposium and GUV Fusion 2015: Open Innovation
John Riggs, a partner at PWC, hosted a panel discussion with corporate and university promoters of innovation about open innovation.
Coupang puts $1bn of SoftBank funding in its basket
SoftBank reportedly took a 20% stake in Coupang, Korea’s largest mobile commerce company, boosting its overall funding to about $1.5bn.
GCV Symposium 2015: Emerging Models of Venturing
Scott Bowman of Clareo Partners hosted a panel discussion with investors Phil Giesler, George Ugras, Wal Van Lierop and Roy Williamson about the evolution of CVC investment.
GCV Symposium: Fireside chat with Arvind Sodhani
Claudia Fan Munce, managing director of IBM Venture Capital, spoke to Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital about emerging trends and Intel Capital’s iconic status.
Awards toast an industry in growth mode
Every year it is a great privilege to pick the shortlist for our awards to the corporate venturing industry.
GCV Symposium 2015: Fireside chat with McLaren’s Geoff McGrath
Andrew Gaule of Global Corporate Venturing Academy interviewed Geoff McGrath, vice-president of UK-based automotive and industrial technology company McLaren’s corporate venturing arm, McLaren Ventures, about the company’s focus away from racing today at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium. McLaren is currently in the process of diversifying to grow into a global technology company, according to… Continue reading GCV Symposium 2015: Fireside chat with McLaren’s Geoff McGrath
GCV Symposium 2015: Early-Stage Panel
Karma Samdup of law firm MJ Hudson hosted a panel discussion with Zack Weisfeld, Andy Shannon, John Mcintyre and Peter Cowley on the challenges and effectiveness of startup accelerators.
Prodways finds extra dimension for $27.8m
3D printing technology developer Prodways Group secured €15m ($16.7m) yesterday from its parent company, France-based industrial product maker Groupe Gorgé, and €10m from financial services group Fimalac. Prodways provides 3D printers and materials, as well as support and financing to European 3D printing companies. Fimalac is set to take a 4.45% stake in Prodways through… Continue reading Prodways finds extra dimension for $27.8m
GCV Symposium 2015: Compensation
Megan Muir spoke to Jody Thelander about a global study into wages paid to corporate venturers, venture capitalists and private equity investors.
GCV Symposium 2015: Transforming the Standing of Women in Venture and Tech
Tracy Isacke, head of Silicon Valley Bank’s corporate venture relationship group, discussed tackling the lack of women in venture capital with Lisa Lambert and Eileen Tanghal.