This vision of an internet of value has been a driving force propelling cryptocurrencies, led by Bitcoin and Ethereum, to repeated new highs this year.
Author: Toby Lewis
Dissecting the data of initial coin offerings
Part one of a planned monthly series looking at the complex technology sectors tracked by market monitor Novum Insights, which recently authored a special report on blockchain startups
Corporate innovation debated at lively Lisbon Web Summit
Fintech was on the agenda at the Web Summit conference in Portgual, which was attended by 53,000 people last week.
Corporate accelerator expansion gathers velocity
Toby Lewis, chief analytics officer, reviews the GCV Corporate Accelerator Unconference 2016.
China bites into investment capital
Over the month of April, we have tracked 122 deals worldwide, worth an estimated total of $11.11bn. A majority of those deals took place in North America, the US in particular, as shown on the map below. However, as pointed out further below, China was where a large portion of the capital was deployed. The… Continue reading China bites into investment capital
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Data analysis of the venture capital sector
Interview: Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners’ Jack Young
Deutsche Telekom has made a statement of intent in venture capital by hiring a well-known dealmaker, Jack Young. We caught up with Young to discuss the group’s plans to adopt a third party fund structure, its investment mandate and strategy. Yesterday Global Corporate Venturing revealed Young, who led Qualcomm Ventures’ investment in Fitbit, has joined… Continue reading Interview: Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners’ Jack Young
Young joins Deutsche Telekom-backed DTCP in top Valley role
The firm Young is joining, DTCP, has a fund structure like solely corporate-backed venture capital firms, GV, which has Google as its sole limited partner (LP) and Sapphire Ventures, which has Germany-based technology firm SAP as its sole investor.
Intel Capital’s ‘fresh look’ leads to $1bn portfolio sale
Large portfolio sale part of a “fresh look” at how Intel Capital should be investing under new president Wendell Brooks.
Intel Capital’s Larson wins lifetime achievement award
The Technology Association of Oregon said: “Members of the technology community selected Larson in acknowledgement of his positive impact in the industry and the greater Oregon community.”
Globalisation of innovation reaches new heights
Corporations have an extensive global network, and so some such as Naspers, Intel, Qualcomm and others have had significant successes through global venture investing.
Valuation fears only mildly dent February activity
Monthly Analysis
Interview: Nokia Growth Partners’ $350m bet on internet of things
Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), the venture firm which manages the funds of the Finland-based technology company, has received a $350m commitment to invest in the internet of things. Global Corporate Venturing met with Bo Ilsoe, a NGP managing partner, in a hotel in Barcelona on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress, to talk about the… Continue reading Interview: Nokia Growth Partners’ $350m bet on internet of things
Managing proprietary dealflow in the spotlight
We will be discussing managing deal flow in a webinar on Tuesday 23 February at 1800 CET with software provider Wellspring as well as providing a summary look at our 2015 GCV Analytics data.