City Football is the anchor investor in Sapphire Sport, which is also backed by SAP, Adidas, Sinclair, AEG, Major League Baseball, the New York Jets and the San Jose Sharks.
Month: January 2019
Eneco brings in Baneke to head corporate venturing
Leonie Baneke, formerly an investment director at Eneco Innovation & Ventures, has been promoted to head of venturing for its parent company.
Futurus displays promise in series B round
The SoftBank-backed smart windscreen display developer has received $14.8m in pre-series B funding from Cathay Capital and Dohold Capital.
Microsoft seizes Citus Data
Digital Garage has exited the database technology developer, which had raised about $11m, in an acquisition of undisclosed size by Microsoft.
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #1 Russell Dreisenstock
The Top 25: #1 Russell Dreisenstock, Naspers Ventures
Rising stars shine with their impact
Introduction to Global Corporate Venturing’s Rising Stars 2019
GCV Rising Stars 2019: Contents
Contents list for GCV’s 100 rising stars in corporate venturing 2019
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #2 Meghan Sharp
The Top 25: #2 Meghan Sharp, BP Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #3 Haiyang Yu
The Top 25: #3 Haiyang Yu, Tencent Investment
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #4 Marian Nakada
The Top 25: #4 Marian Nakada, Johnson & Johnson Innovation–JJDC
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #5 Jeff Housenbold
The Top 25: #5 Jeff Housenbold, SoftBank Investment Advisers
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #6 Andy Fligel
The Top 25: #6 Andy Fligel, Intel Capital
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #7 Alex de Winter
The Top 25: #7 Alex de Winter, GE Ventures
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2019: #8 Christopher Chu
The Top 25: #8 Christopher Chu, Samsung Catalyst Fund