As General Electric’s chief innovation officer, Siegel will retain responsibility for its corporate venturing unit, GE Ventures.
Month: October 2017
Thailand’s SET lays down CVC network
Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has launched a corporate venturing network that aims to connect listed companies to investment and partnership opportunities with Thailand-based startups. SET’s Listed Corporate Venture Capital Club will be open to CVCs with total investments of approximately ฿15bn ($452m) as well as listed companies looking to form a corporate VC unit.… Continue reading Thailand’s SET lays down CVC network
Cleveland HeartLab goes to Quest
Quest Diagnostics will acquire Cleveland HeartLab, a cardiac diagnostics test provider spun out of Cleveland Clinic, or an undisclosed sum.
Bring more support to those with the big ideas
Submission to Sir Damon Buffini, who is leading the Patient Capital Review
Investors seek a quantum of solace
Special report by James Mawson, editor-in-chief, with thanks to Pramila Mullan of Accenture Ventures for the notes of the roundtable
State Auto turns the key on $25m fund
The insurance provider has partnered venture firm Rev1 Ventures to form a fund that will target innovative insurance and fintech startups.
‘Alexa, I need some venture capital’
When Amazon launched its corporate venture capital (CVC) fund Alexa in June 2015, it did so in the enthusiastic tone typical of the company that’s gone from cheeky disruptor to envied behemoth in just two decades. “Experiences designed around the human voice will fundamentally improve the way people use technology,” CEO Jeff Bezos announced. “Since… Continue reading ‘Alexa, I need some venture capital’
Purpose to performance – innovative new value chains
Technology has reached a previously unknown level of maturity and availability, greatly altering how modern businesses grow and perform. We have seen the phenomenal rise of companies such as Google, Uber, Tencent, Tesla and Huawei. Thanks to disruptive innovation, the speed of change is so great that a “business as usual” approach no longer works… Continue reading Purpose to performance – innovative new value chains
Asocs carves out $10m in funding
The Fujitsu-backed network communications developer expects to achieve a $30m close for the round in early 2018.
DirectScale achieves $8.5m series B target
NetSuite-backed marketing software provider DirectScale will put the capital into product development, sales and marketing.
Six key aspects for success in corporate venturing
Andrew Gaule talks to David Atkinson (pictured), managing partner, Circadia Ventures
Madison Reed styles $25m round
Hair-colouring brand Madison Reed will use the proceeds from the Comcast-led round to expand its brick-and-mortar colour bars.
Asia explores its tech dragons and tigers
Congress report: GCV Asia 2017
GGV Big deal: Hong Kong launches $256m fund
The government will invest approximately a third of the overall commitment in startups, with VC firms providing the remaining two-thirds. Applications to become a co-investor are open until 15 January.