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Author: Toby Lewis

Star Wars’ BB-8 uses the force of corporate accelerators

As the promotion for the latest Star Wars movie goes into hyperdrive the role of the corporate accelerator – programmes run by corporate to help startups become mature companies – is suddenly in the spotlight. BB-8, the droid in Star Wars’ The Force Awakens, has catapulted venture-backed robot ball company Sphero to the top of… Continue reading Star Wars’ BB-8 uses the force of corporate accelerators

Seven trends that 
transformed 2015

The unicorns Perhaps no greater theme has been on the minds of those in the venture capital sector than the proliferation of unicorns – venture-backed private companies securing valuations of more than $1bn – which now stand at about 140 at the time of writing, nearly double the number in 2014, based on the separate… Continue reading Seven trends that 
transformed 2015

Call for VC change makes sense

Early results for a survey into entrepreneurial ecosystem opinions about mainstream financial venture capital give it a very low Net Promoter Score, a commonly used customer sentiment measurement metric.

Square and its Silicon Valley problems

The mood in the air is definitely one to be wary of, especially for those playing at a later stage in venture capital. Yet worth examining if it really makes sense to call the Square initial public offering “a disappointment”.