SAP Ventures’ Violin Memory deal appears to be another deft selection by the corporating venturing unit of the Germany-based technology company.
Category: Analysis
First quarter corporate exits boom
This data summarise March 2012’s deal activity with a corporate venturing involvement and the first quarter statistics. To report a deal or add your data, email Toby Lewis at tlewis@globalcorporateventuring.com
Innovative regions: Israel
The story behind a country’s start-up miracle and venture progress.
Most influential: consumer 2012
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Feature: Consumer sector 2012
Consumer companies eat up venture investments.
Case study: Rahu Catalytics
Rahu finds right chemistry for Unilever.
Profile: Amazon
Servicing the world’s consumers.
Plastics show eastern promise
One thing is sure, we will see more and more similar attempts to break into China, given expectations of its huge promise.
Big Deal: Novaled shows cost is not the same as value
Samsung Venture Investment Company, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous South Korea-based conglomerate, is nearing first potential exit from its European team set up two years ago.
The Big Deal: Softbank dances with robots
In this world, and future ones of potential products derived from the operation of sentiment machines able to learn, could be sparked the next wave of productivity and economic growth.
The Big Deal: Visa follows its network
The power of networks is evident – even in a world of a frictionless payments, everyone needs contacts.
Most influential: Industrials 2012
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Alternative investments: wine
This is the first in a bimonthly series of articles about the personal alternative investments markets available to the professional corporate venturer. This new section in Global Corporate Venturing magazine looks beyond our readers’ day jobs at how they manage their time and wealth using the same skills of insight, trend analysis and managing risk they bring to their professional careers.
Profile: Robert Bosch Venture Capital
Acting as a magnet for entrepreneurs for Germany-based industrial parent Robert Bosch.