The internet and mobile are transforming the way we consume content. Gareth Capon and Ben Moore led a seminar discussion on the subject at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium yesterday.
Author: Thierry Heles
Sodhani pushes returns for corporate venturing
Arvind Sodhani, president of corporate venture capital unit Intel Capital, stressed the importance of financial as well as strategic success in a keynote speech at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium.
QIWI launches $30m seed fund and accelerator
The new venture, partnered with Moscow State University, will provide support to early-stage projects.
Quad Learning squares up with $10m series B
The education provision startup has raised $10m from a group of new and existing investors, and has now secured $21m since it was founded in 2012.
Altia Systems captures $10.5m series B
Altia, an Intel-backed developer of panoramic camera technology for video and web collaboration, has now raised $17.2m in total.
Microsoft promotes its Indian director to global role
Mukund Mohan will move from a senior role in computing company Microsoft’s Indian corporate venturing activities to oversee its US and China-based investments.
Susquehanna Growth Equity appoints Jeffrey Moss as director
The latest director of SGE joins after serving in both educational assessment and private equity.
Reflexion radiates promise for Pfizer
The US-based medical device company has raised $11.6m in its series A round, with investors including Pfizer.
Celgene buys $47m stake in Acceleron from existing investors
Pharmaceutical company Alkermes is among the backers to benefit from Celgene’s investment, which was made at three times the value of Acceleron’s IPO in September.
Vapotherm draws in $24m in series B
Kaiser Permanente-backed medical device developer Vapotherm has now raised $53m across two equity rounds.
BSkyB goes for Jaunt
Virtual reality system developer Jaunt has secured $6.8m in a series A round raised by its seed investor, British Sky Broadcasting.
CircleUp rounds up $14m in series B
Equity-based crowdfunding website CircleUp has raised $14m in a series B round featuring Google Ventures.
RealtyMogul moves into $9m series A
The real estate crowdfunding site, backed by Microsoft Accelerator at seed stage, has now raised more than $10m in equity.
scPharmaceuticals closes series A with $16m
Lundbeck’s corporate venturing unit has co-led company’s series A round, and the funds will be used to develop the pipeline for its two lead treatment options.