Company profile: Tencent
Month: September 2018
How to lose the innovation arms race
Brazil, China, Singapore, Israel and India have been hailed as the most effective patenting nations between 2005 and 2015. The US-based Centre for Advancing Innovation, a non-profit that aims to accelerate tech transfer, and intellectual property analytics and management platform PatSnap have produced The Innovation Arms Race 2018 report – but it is bad news… Continue reading How to lose the innovation arms race
Outsized returns: betting against the crowd
We recently set out to test our view on the next big tech trends against the view of external experts. To determine the latter, we performed a count of technology references from blue-chip tech prediction pieces.
How the best corporate venturers keep getting better
Over the past couple of decades, corporate venturing has been characterised by its boom-and-bust cycles. Companies would increase their investments during frothy markets to boost financial performance and then pull back during economic downturns when the prospect of quick financial gains evaporated. Today, corporate venturing is taking a different approach. Companies are still seeking financial… Continue reading How the best corporate venturers keep getting better
Boeing crosses BridgeSat for $10m series B
Boeing HorizonX has led the satellite communication technology developer’s series B round, investing alongside Allied Minds.
Emerging African opportunities struggle for funding
Innovative region: Africa
Interview: Michael Lohnert, Boeing HorizonX Ventures
Michael Lohnert, investment director at Boeing HorizonX Ventures, touted the potential of low earth orbit (Leo) satellite technologies but also expressed concern that some founders in the space have underestimated the difficulty of delivering solutions to market
Interview: Marc Rennard, Orange Digital Ventures
Robin Brinkworth spoke with Marc Rennard, the new CEO and chairman of Orange Digital Ventures (ODV), about their commitment to innovation and coordinating ODV with other parts of the Orange Group
Telecoms growth continues
GCV Analytics defines the telecoms sector as encompassing telecoms service providers, wireless connectivity technologies and other related businesses.
Deal temperature rises in July and August
There were 242 corporate-backed rounds reported in July, and 237 in August, considerably higher than those recorded in the same months last year – 211 and 194. Investment value was higher in July at $13.63bn, up from $8.8bn in July last year. August’s investment value, however, at $10.25bn, was considerably lower than last August’s $17.61bn.… Continue reading Deal temperature rises in July and August
Getting better, together
September issue editorial by James Mawson, editor-in-chief
Energy utilities power up Autogrid’s $32m series D
CLP, Innogy, Tenaska, Eon and Orsted have taken part in the round that increased the energy management software developer’s overall funding to $75m.
Shea Ventures cheers on Drinks in $15m round
JF Shea’s corporate venturing unit has invested in online wine retailer Drinks as part of a series B round led by Beverly Pacific.
Alabama Futures Fund aligns with corporates for $25m
The fund has closed with backing from Protective Life Insurance and Hoar Construction and will target seed-stage deals for local startups.