Probably the most active corporate venturing unit over the past four years in terms of volume of activity has perhaps been a surprising one – Spain-based telecoms group Telefónica. Apart from misleadingly-named venture capital firm 500 Startups’ 1,200 deals in its first five years, it is hard to find another group that matches Telefónica’s €275m… Continue reading Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2017: #2 Ana Segurado
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Global Corporate Venturing Rising Stars Awards 2017: #1 Yao Xia
The Top 20: #1 Yao Xia, executive director, Tencent Investment
GCV’s auto event drives to the future
Rarely in the long history of the automotive and transportation industries have they been as open and vulnerable to change as they are today. Car-sharing, ride-hailing, electrification, connectivity, the rapid emerge of autonomous vehicles in passenger and industrial transportation, and the demand for mobility-as-a-service are potentially as disruptive as the switch from horse and cart… Continue reading GCV’s auto event drives to the future
Transport sector hails a ride
Sector focus: Transport
A year of corporate venturing
A look back at the big corporate venturing stories of 2016
The big opportunities in 2017
What will be the big opportunities in 2017? Results from our corporate venturing survey of industry leaders.
Big Deal: Uxin drives away with $500m
The used car e-commerce platform, backed by Baidu, Tencent, Legend Holdings and Bertelsmann, is one of many well-funded players doing battle in China.
Big Deal: Proterra prospers with $140m
The GM Ventures, Edison Energy and Exelon-backed round will support an expansion in production of Proterra’s electric buses, as it shows EVs are still a viable target for venture funding.
Editorial Part II: Professionalism after the ‘golden age’
The start of a new year always brings hope, especially to an innovation capital ecosystem that feeds on optimism. However, with US President-elect Donald Trump selecting fellow billionaires and investment bank Goldman Sachs alumni to his team, Europe fracturing under divergent member state aims and Russian pressure, and Asia grappling with China’s crackdown under President… Continue reading Editorial Part II: Professionalism after the ‘golden age’
Corporate Venture Capital in 2016: The Trends, Part Two
Investments in driverless cars and virtual reality pointed the way to the future while machine learning folded into AI and the insurtech sector came of age.
HNA fuels China’s US expansion
Most interest internationally has been sparked by HNA’s indirect corporate venturing strategy.
Corporate Venture Capital in 2016: The Trends, Part One
2016 saw some big changes at the top of some of the biggest CVC units; some corporates raised huge funds and others got into the game, though the IPO market slowed to a crawl.
2016 Roundup: Intel
Intel Capital modified its investment structure in 2016 and pledged to cut its portfolio by around 25% in the next five or six years while increasing its investment sizes.
2016 Roundup: Tencent
The China-based internet major romped ahead of rivals Alibaba and Baidu this year when it came to corporate venturing, investing in two billion-dollar deals and three more $500m+ rounds.