China-based telecom equipment and services provider Huawei and National University of Singapore’s entrepreneurial education arm, NUS Enterprise, have formed an internet-of-things (IoT) accelerator called I5Lab, Tech in Asia reported on Monday. I5Lab aims to develop IoT innovations in areas such as smart living, transport and logistics. The IoT industry could generate up to $11.1 trillion… Continue reading Huawei visits Singapore for IoT incubator
Author: Nicole Idar
The Future Group looks forward with $20m
Aker was among the investors in a series C round that will support the launch of a 3D visual effects platform and an interactive mixed reality TV show.
Forrest ventures off Highway1
Brady Forrest is stepping down from the vice-president role at PCH incubator Highway1 and is being replaced by Kurt Dammermann.
GCV Symposium 2016: Looking Beyond Equity – Venture Debt’s Promise And Attributes
Venture debt is still a small part of the venture capital market in Asia and has plenty of room to grow, Ajay Hattangdi of India-based venture debt firm InnoVen Capital said on the sidelines of the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium today. Venture debt consists of any form of debt financing provided to a company that… Continue reading GCV Symposium 2016: Looking Beyond Equity – Venture Debt’s Promise And Attributes
GCV Symposium 2016: Impact Through Venturing
Sir Michael Barber and Katelyn Donnelly from Pearson Affordable Learning Fund shared lessons and insights from investing in for-profit startups in the developing world.
GCV Symposium 2016: Creating New Value Through Corporate Venturing In Increasingly Disruptive Times
Mark Bidwell, alliance partner at Clareo, moderated a panel in which Thomas Birr, Bruce Dines and Lana Glazman described how their businesses are responding to disruptive changes in their industries.
GCV Symposium 2016: Second-Level Investing
How are corporate venture capital funds deploying their in-house research, data analysis, and strategic know-how to spot undervalued investments ahead of the rest of the market? The question was put forth in a panel hosted by John Riggs, senior managing director for strategy, innovation and development at professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. The ability to unearth… Continue reading GCV Symposium 2016: Second-Level Investing
GCV Symposium 2016: Impact Session
Partnership and collaboration are the keys to building businesses that create positive outcomes for corporations and the wider society, according to Charmian Love, co-founder and director of Corporate Impact X, a corporate venturing project aimed at supporting such investments. Love moderated a panel featuring four speakers: Julia Rebholz, sustainability director and managing director for energy… Continue reading GCV Symposium 2016: Impact Session
GCV Symposium 2016: How Tech and Investing Can Change The World
Corporate venture capital professionals can play a key role in contributing knowledge and support in the global effort to help Syrian refugees, representatives from two non-profit groups told the GCV Symposium today. Joséphine Goube, chief operating officer of Techfugees, and Puneh Ala’i, founder of For The Unseen, were speaking on a panel moderated by Sasha… Continue reading GCV Symposium 2016: How Tech and Investing Can Change The World
GCV Symposium 2016: CVC Legacy & The Changing Of The Guard at IBM Venture Capital
Claudia Fan Munce, chairman of GCV Leadership Society and head of IBM Venture Capital until January this year, told the conference how much more mainstream corporate venturing has become in the past 15 years.