The financial services firm will invest $123m in sustainable businesses over the next three to four years, with the new fund to be led by Mark Weustink.
Month: January 2018
Ping An collects $1bn for healthcare unit
Ping An Insurance has raised almost $1bn in funding for its medical data analysis unit ahead of an initial public offering for the business, with investors including the SoftBank Vision Fund.
MTG outlines Trace exit
MTG had bought a 75% stake in Trace in 2014 in a deal that valued the media network operator at $54.4m.
Selecting corporate venturing approaches
Scott Bowman and Peter Bryant, managing partners, and Michael Lippitz, principal, Clareo review the recent evolution of corporate venturing approaches and share guidance on which are right for your situation.
The challenge of sustaining a 45-year history of success
Andrew Gaule talks to Tom Heyman, president of Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation
Baffle solves $6m series A
Enterprise cloud operator ServiceNow has backed Baffle as the company bolsters sales and marketing activities.
The talking points for 2018
Special report: The big opportunities this year
Interview: Daimler’s case for venturing
What are the major considerations in your investment thesis? We are investing in companies which have the potential to disrupt the automotive industry or single parts of its current value chain. All our investments have the potential to significantly impact our industry. We are focusing on our Case strategy and its four pillars – connected,… Continue reading Interview: Daimler’s case for venturing
Interview: JetBlue Technology Ventures, the magic sauce of industry and investment expertise
Kaloyan Andonov spoke to Bonny Simi, president of JetBlue Technology Ventures and an active airline captain. Simi talked about the winning team formula of her venturing firm, how people will be flying on electric aircraft by 2025 and disruptive trends in travel tech.
Transport drives forward
Sector focus: Transport
Venturing continues to grow
GCV Analytics tracked 2,320 deals worth an estimated total of $109.23bn raised through 2017. The deal count was a minor increase on a year-to-year basis (6%) compared with the 2,173 transactions of 2016. The total value of corporate-backed VC rounds reached a new high, surpassing the $100bn mark. Nearly half of corporate-backed transactions in 2017… Continue reading Venturing continues to grow
Trends that reshape venturing
January issue editorial from James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Analysis: Strong start for transport in January
The first month of the new year was marked by large and notable deals in the transport sector.
Sparta ups performance for $7m series A
Qualcomm-backed physical performance analysis platform Sparta Science has raised series A funds as it looks to expand from sports into clinical health.