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Author: Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.

Deal count ticks up in Q1

In the first quarter of 2017, GCV Analytics tracked 563 funding rounds involving corporate venturers, a 7% increase over the 525 rounds recorded in Q1 2016. However, the estimated total investment slipped to $19.12bn, down 4% from $20.01bn last year. The US hosted almost half these funding rounds (272), while China came in second with… Continue reading Deal count ticks up in Q1

Deal numbers surge in March

The number of corporate-backed deals in March soared to 212 funding rounds, up from 159 at the same time last year. Investment value rose compared with last year’s levels, by 55%, to over $7.73bn from $4.98bn. Two companies raised funding rounds above the $1bn mark. Both the deal count and total capital invested in corporate-backed rounds… Continue reading Deal numbers surge in March

Venturing’s key role in Ant Financial’s global ambitions

The Chinese government in late 2014 said that it would reduce bureaucratic barriers to foreign M&A as part of its Go Global policy aimed at encouraging Chinese companies to expand abroad. This regulatory change has had the intended effect, fuelling outbound investment by China-based companies. Take Ant Financial, the financial services affiliate of and spinoff… Continue reading Venturing’s key role in Ant Financial’s global ambitions

BASF bets on nanotechnology

Kaloyan Andonov speaks to Markus Solibieda, managing director of BASF Venture Capital, the venturing arm of the Germany-based chemicals producer, joined the company last November and has now replaced Dirk Nachtigal, who built and ran the unit for 15 years.

HTGF’s German tech vantage point

Philipp Rittershaus, a life sciences specialist and investment manager at Germany-based venture capital firm High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), is keen to find health and medical applications for industrial technologies. “Innovation can be created by applying a technology from the industrial sector to the medical field and developing new tools,” noted Rittershaus, citing HTGF’s investment in orthopaedic… Continue reading HTGF’s German tech vantage point

Industrials invest record sum in digitisation drive

GCV Analytics defines the industrial sector as companies involved with manufacturing equipment, advanced materials, industrial chemicals, agriculture and agtech, 3D printing, robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles, space and satellite technologies, and defence technology, as well as other industrial applications. GCV tracked 158 rounds involving corporate investors from the industrial sector for the period between February… Continue reading Industrials invest record sum in digitisation drive

Deal numbers drop in February

The number of corporate-backed deals fell in February compared with the same time last year – 148 funding rounds versus 162 in the second month of 2016 – the second straight month of declining deal volume. Comparative investment value dropped by about 9%, to $4.38bn from $4.77bn in February 2016, and only one company raised… Continue reading Deal numbers drop in February

Recruitment in the automation age

Joe Saijo, managing director of Recruit Strategic Partners (RSP), the US-based corporate venturing unit of Japan-headquartered human resources (HR) provider Recruit Holdings, spoke to reporter Kaloyan Andonov about automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and the impact of disruptive drivers in the services sector.