Alphabet subsidiary GV lost key figures Bill Maris and Rich Miner but Google Capital rebranded as CapitalG and ramped up the size of its investments.
Category: Analysis
2016 Roundup: SoftBank
Despite the departure of company president Nikesh Akora in June, SoftBank continued to invest big in Asian consumer internet and is set to close its $100bn Vision Fund soon.
Big Deal: Symphony sounds out investors
Google-backed Symphony is targeting $200m in a round that will make it the latest company to carve out a place in the instant messaging unicorn club.
Corporates to provide 35% of VC cash by 2025, Telstra report predicts
A paper by corporate venturing unit Telstra Ventures suggests the most effective ways for corporates to invest, and predicts they will make up 35% of venture capital investment by 2025.
Sovereign wealth funds and technology investment
Pursuing Innovation: report from Jerome Engel, Hamid Hamirani, Kathryn Saklatvala
Saudi Arabia signs up to $100bn SoftBank fund
Government house
A patient investment idea worth keeping
University corner
CVC delegation to Moscow finds a vibrant ecosystem
The corporate venturing delegation to Moscow in October, organised by Global Corporate Venturing, state fund of funds Russian Venture Company (RVC), and technology accelerator Global Venture Alliance, found that despite an economy challenged by the weak oil price and the troubled ruble, together with sanctions imposed by the EU and the US, there was a… Continue reading CVC delegation to Moscow finds a vibrant ecosystem
Corporates shift their relations with VCs
Conference review: SHIFT
Thelander 2016 CVC Compensation Report
This fourth annual survey was conducted by compensation advisers J Thelander Consulting in partnership with PitchBook, Global Corporate Venturing and Bell Mason Group.
Corporations walk tightrope in buying portfolio companies
“Nearly a fifth of M&A exits by corporate venturing units to parent companies.”
The most important trends of 2016
What were the most important trends in 2016? Results from our corporate venturing survey of industry leaders.
Deals plateau in November
GCV Analytics tracked 159 deals backed by corporate venturers in November, worth an estimated total of $4.01bn. The US was home to companies raising the majority of those rounds (78), while China and the UK ranked second and third with 27 and 10 deals respectively. As usual, the largest deals took place in China. The… Continue reading Deals plateau in November
Analysis: Big Food bites down on venture
The latest in the field is US-based meat processor Tyson Foods, which has hired Mary Kay James from DuPont Ventures to run its new $150m fund.