Medtronic-backed spine imaging technology developer Ortho Kinematics has raised $18.6m from undisclosed investors.
Month: April 2017
Corporates help drop Mic $21m
Online news publisher Mic, already backed by Axel Springer, has added Time Warner, Kyu Collective and You & Mr Jones to its shareholders in a series C round.
Seeding Canada’s VC innovation ecosystem
When we started McRock Capital five years ago, we had a vision and a blank piece of paper. We believed in Al Pacino’s speech from the film Any Given Sunday, in that “life is just a game of inches”, and the inches we need to succeed are everywhere. We fought for every inch to get… Continue reading Seeding Canada’s VC innovation ecosystem
Embracing innovation means thinking about the future
“It is especially critical for companies to move past the bias that keep them looking within their own walls for new ideas.”
2017 Startup Outlook
Optimism may be tempered by uncertainty but opportunity is plentiful
The product launch fallacy of big consumer packaged goods
Big consumer packaged goods companies need to step up M&A activity to stay relevant in the face of competition from smaller, younger brands
DIT showcases UK startups to drive investment
Paul Morris is investment director at the UK Department for International Trade (DIT)’s venture capital unit, which connects innovative UK companies seeking investment with corporate venturers and venture capital funds around the world. Morris worked in corporate venturing for more than 20 years, having spent most of that time running chemicals company Dow Chemical’s venturing… Continue reading DIT showcases UK startups to drive investment
Merck GHI eyes Europe’s clinical trial ecosystem
Francesca Wuttke joined Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHI), the corporate venturing arm of US-based pharmaceutical firm Merck & Co, as managing director in May 2016. Tasked with identifying new opportunities in Europe, Wuttke, based in Barcelona, leads the fund’s European investments in digital healthcare technology. She spoke to features editor Nicole Idar Lee… Continue reading Merck GHI eyes Europe’s clinical trial ecosystem
Airbnb booking takes CIC beyond infrastructure
Government house: China Investment Corporation
Using machine learning to spot new brands
Ben Lee, managing director of funds at CircleUp, a US-based investment platform that connects early-stage consumer brands with investors, spoke to features editor Nicole Idar Lee
General Mills taps health and wellness brands
John Haugen, vice-president and general manager of 301 Inc, the brand elevator and corporate venturing arm set up by consumer foods manufacturer General Mills in 2015, spoke to reporter Kaloyan Andonov
E-commerce expansion boosts consumer sector
Consumer-focused corporate venturers committed a record $21.59bn over 137 rounds in 2016, primarily in consumer businesses, with e-commerce platforms dominating
Touchstone highlights the allure of immunotherapy
University corner: Touchstone Innovations
Connecting health issues and the companies tackling them
Andrew Gaule talks to Bill Taranto, president, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund