Q&A with Andrea Birolo, head of corporate venture capital, Reale Group
Month: February 2022
Sony signals first close for Innovation Fund 3
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Estate, Koei Tecmo and several banks joined Sony for the fund’s first close on its way to a $217m target.
Verizon Ventures collars Kaufman for principal role
JetBlue Technology Ventures alumnus Alex Kaufman has taken a principal position at Verizon’s strategic investment vehicle.
Hard power threatens venture
A decade’s focus on digitalisation leaves physical assets vulnerable.
Daily Deal Round Up: February 16, 2022
Softbank Vision Fund 2 co-led academic support software producer Paper’s $270m series D round and a $144m round for online lender Funding Societies.
Neon glows with $300m from BBVA
Banking firm BBVA returned to reinvest in Neon, part of a group of digital banking portfolio companies it has built, increasing its stake to nearly 30%.
Homebound builds $75m round
GV returned to reinvest in the customisable home developer’s series C round, taking its overall equity funding to $148m.
Animoca Brands unveils Japanese subsidiary and accelerator
Animoca Brands has joined multicorporate-backed MCP to provide $10m for its Japanese spinoff, announced alongside a $30m startup accelerator formed with startup studio Brinc.
Corporate venturing kicks off anew in January
Monthly data: January 2022
Managing “forced” technology transfer in emerging markets: The case of China
Major challenges that foreign multinational corporations (MNCs) face when doing business in emerging markets, such as China, can be conceptualized in terms of the risks that host countries’ institutions present to them.
An investigation into the investment practices of venture capital firms in China: a comparison with Europe and the US
This is a provisional study ahead of a full paper presented at the annual conference of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) in Cardiff, Wales, in 2021.
Why Do Incumbents Fund Startups? A Study of the Antecedents of Corporate Venture Capital in China
Entrepreneurial ventures are an important source of economic growth and technological advance. China is a vibrant entrepreneurial setting, second only to the US in total startup numbers and funding amounts.
China’s ecosystem evolves under pressure
Innovative region: China
US innovation leaders
Innovative region: USA