Alexandria Real Estate Equities-backed Applied Therapeutics has gone public despite having to drastically cut its expectations for the offering.
Month: May 2019
DNA Script reaches series B chapter
Illumina Ventures and M Ventures made follow-on investments in synthetic DNA platform developer DNA Script as part of its $38.5m series B round.
Mahindra locates Centre of Sight for investment
Mahindra’s private equity unit invested $29.3m in the ophthalmology centre operator, in a deal that enabled Matrix Partners India to exit.
Intel Capital – the power of people
Venture capital is commonly referred to as a people business. Intel Capital, the corporate venturing unit of technology company Intel, has adopted that approach more than most by accessing a diaspora of former employees to help syndicate deals, and thousands of entrepreneurial executives it has backed over nearly 30 years.
Entering the age of turbulence
May issue editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief
Rothenberg runs from Eventbrite to Defy
Brian Rothenberg has departed from ticketing platform developer Eventbrite where he oversaw the growth team for six years, to take up a partner position at Defy Partners.
Interview: The time is right – Jussi Lystimäki
Jussi Lystimäki, vice-president of Schibsted, discusses their new CVC with Liwen-Edison Fu, reporter
Interview: Darcy Frisch, Hearst Ventures
Hearst Ventures’ Darcy Frisch spoke to reporter Robin Brinkworth about competition, diversification and AI.
Media sector grows
Sector analysis: Media
Cowan cues up Venadar CEO role
Keith Cowan, previously president of Sprint, has taken the place of Mark Kaiser as chief executive at corporate venturing services provider Venadar, where he was already chairman.
GCV founders pilot survey
Results of the Global Corporate Venturing founders pilot survey conducted in March and April 2019.
Schulte shows off Innoport unit
Schulte Group has initiated corporate venturing activities through a new unit, Innoport, which will invest in startups developing technologies to transform the maritime transport industry.
Entrepreneurial spillovers from corporate R&D
Corporate investment in research and development creates new growth options. The optimal boundaries of the firm depend on the nature of the growth options it creates and on limits to contracting with employees.
GCV Connect brings people together in Madrid
Overview of the Global Corporate Venturing Connect corporate venturing meeting in Madrid, hosted by IESE Business School.