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USAA marches to investment success

The first interview with the head of USAA’s corporate development, Victor Pascucci (pictured), who heads venturing at the financial services group, on the up and coming corporate venturing group’s investment strategy, including its foray into bitcoin and much more.

Intel Capital changes put independent venturing in spotlight

The move to bring Intel Capital under the control of the head of Intel’s mergers and acquisitions group looks set to have ramifications for most people who work in corporate venturing.  Many of those who argue that corporate venturing is a profession, prefer to be solely or largely focused on pursuing venture deals. They say… Continue reading Intel Capital changes put independent venturing in spotlight

Wendell Brooks: the man taking on world’s largest VC group

Wendell Brooks, Intel’s president of mergers and acquisitions, is now set to take over running Intel Capital, the largest venture capital group globally with more than $11.5bn invested in its history. Brooks will be jointly running Intel Capital alongside Arvind Sodhani, until the latter steps down in January.  Before joining Intel last year as president… Continue reading Wendell Brooks: the man taking on world’s largest VC group

Amazon swells venturing top-table

Amazon move to support nascent Alexa ecosystem echoes groups like Apple looking to kickstart its app store in partnership with venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), as well as Google Ventures setting up a Glass Collective with KPCB and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz to invest in deals related to Google Glass.