The second quarter was the second most active quarter for investments by number and by value since the beginning of 2014, pipped only by the first quarter, suggesting 2015 is set to be a hugely active year.
Category: Analysis
Top 10 exits
Winners roll in from investment boom
Top 10 investment deals
Asia dominates largest investments
Top 20 corporate venturers
Google most active by number, SoftBank by value
China, Asia tech giants turn heads in Q2
2015 Q2 Report
Big Deal: FanDuel scores $275m
The fantasy sports platform has secured a range of media backers and is looking to expand its mobile offering in order to win what has become a two-horse race with rival DraftKings.
$9bn deal caps frenetic year
Sector Focus: IT
Monthly Analysis
Big Deal: Qualcomm Ventures returns Life Fund with Fitbit IPO
Qualcomm Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, which has SAP as its sole limited partner, Softbank Corporation and US financial firm SVB Financial were big winners from the floatation of the fitness tracking business last week.
Oil and gas venturing in the first quarter
Global Corporate Venturing tracked six direct investments linked to oil and gas corporate venturing units. There was also one undisclosed fund investment by Chevron Technology Ventures, the sponsor of our research, and an exit by Statoil Technology Ventures.
Healthcare proves an attractive proposition
It has been another busy year for corporate venturing in the healthcare sector, with several big exits, new corporate venturing subsidiaries and a range of new funds backed by corporates. Investments in the healthcare sector were not made solely by corporates in that industry, with internet company Google’s unit Google Ventures recognising the high potential and committing more… Continue reading Healthcare proves an attractive proposition
Big Deal: SoftBank invests $1bn in Coupang
SoftBank took a 20% stake in the Korea-based e-commerce company, as part of a long term strategy that could see it become the world’s largest e-commerce player.
Corporate accelerators: a strategy for success
Accelerators are increasing their startup impact through corporate backing. The rapid growth in numbers is raising questions of results and sustainability.
Sourcing innovation from the ivory tower
Early Stage Report 2015: Investors are open to new and good ideas from anywhere. Raising awareness about entrepreneurship in academia is paramount. Positive trends increasing business orientation, building networks with industry and entrepreneurs as well as co-operation. Challenges remain with expectation discrepancies.