AAA May 2017 – Page 18

Month: May 2017

Edico Genome maps out $22m round

US-based gene sequencing technology producer Edico Genome has closed a $22m series B round led by Dell Technologies Capital, the investment subsidiary that computing hardware producer Dell Technologies unveiled this week. Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of semiconductor manufacturer Qualcomm, also took part in the round together with venture capital firm Axon Ventures and… Continue reading Edico Genome maps out $22m round

GCV Powerlist 2017: #23 Javier Placer

Javier Placer took over corporate venturing and open innovation strategy at Spain-based telecoms group Telefónica in 2013, two years after joining the company. The group is looking for significant overlap of its Telefónica Open Future innovation initiative, which runs its incubator spaces of crowdworkings, accelerator program Wayra, VC funds program Amerigo, which backs venture firms,… Continue reading GCV Powerlist 2017: #23 Javier Placer

GCV Powerlist 2017: #22 Dominique Mégret

Dominique Mégret started Swisscom Ventures in 2005 and has been pivotal in the creation of a global network of information and communication technology corporate venturers. This network is likely to be an important part of his plans this year to raise an external fund co-investing alongside its Swisscom Ventures III fund. He joined Swisscom, a… Continue reading GCV Powerlist 2017: #22 Dominique Mégret