Richard Nourse leads venture capital fund manager Novusmodus, which invests the capital of Ireland-based utility ESB, as managing partner. A year after leaving Merrill Lynch in 2007, and after a brief spell working for the UK government selling British Energy to EDF, Nourse hooked up with ESB during the financial crisis. He said: “ESB had… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Richard Nourse, ESB Novusmodus
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2012 Powerlist: Fredrik Nordh, Saab Ventures
Nordh recently took over the corporate venturing unit, as the latest step in his second career-spell at Saab.
2012 Powerlist: Shin Nagakura, Transcosmos Investments
Nagakura says his brief is to “identify, analyse, recommend and execute possible investments and alliance deals which would have a strategic fit with TransCosmos Japan”.
2012 Powerlist: Girish Nadkarni, ABB Technology Ventures
Nadkarni says he proposed the venturing unit’s creation three years ago because the VC community was “sitting on its hands”.
2012 Powerlist: Dirk Nachtigal, BASF Venture Capital
During the past decade he has expanded the corporate venturing team to 14 in offices in the US, China, Japan and Germany.
2012 Powerlist: Ralf Schnell, Siemens Venture Capital
Chief architect behind a unique set up in the corporate venturing industry.
2012 Powerlist: Bill Maris, Google Ventures
As a brain scientist, Maris discerns the fine line between crazy and genius.
2012 Powerlist: Hugo Shong, IDG Capital
China is the future, many believe, despite recent signs the company’s economy is slowing down. In this context Hugo Shong, as the man who has developed US-based media group International Data Group’s (IDG) corporate venturing operations in China is a man to watch. In 1993, as managing editor of Electronic Business Asia Magazine, Shong assisted… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Hugo Shong, IDG Capital
2012 Powerlist: Arvind Sodhani, Intel Capital
Rock star investor and manager of first global value-added venture unit.
2012 Powerlist: Charles Searle, Naspers’ MIH
The pull of Charles Searle and South Africa-based media group Naspers is evidenced by how Silicon Valley heayweights are prepared to attend the group’s strategy meetings. Naspers’ corporate venturing unit, Myriad International Holdings (MIH), could be forgiven for being little known in the epicentre of global venture capital but its attraction is perhaps heightened because… Continue reading 2012 Powerlist: Charles Searle, Naspers’ MIH
2012’s Powerlist 100
Welcome to the inaugural Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 100.This supplement looks at the people behind the most influential corporate venturing units ranked by Global Corporate Venturing to see the powerbrokers’ backgrounds and how it has helped shape the organisations and deals they have done. We ranked the top 20 from the 100, with the remainder… Continue reading 2012’s Powerlist 100
Alternative investments: watches
In this issue, I want to tell you about watches, but I wanted you to hear it from the horse’s mouth – the collectors: Singapore-based Melvyn Teillol-Foo, chief executive of PuristSPro, a reference website for watch lovers in Asia, collects with and for his wife and speaks fondly of the first double purchase they ever… Continue reading Alternative investments: watches
Deal analysis: October 2012
There was a return to robust corporate venturing deal-making in October, with pronounced signs that risk appetite is increasing. In an eventful month, many across the US suffered signifcant diffculties caused by hurricane Sandy, as the US presidential election entered the fnal straight. During the month both investments and exits were up against September and… Continue reading Deal analysis: October 2012
Innovative region: Scotland
A region of surplus creativity but a dearth of funding.