Profile of Eli Lilly’s corporate venturing divisions reveals their evolution since the 1980s and recent transformation to an independent fund structure able to act globally.
Category: Analysis
First investment illustrates value in working together
Case study of CardioDx reveals direction of General Electric’s $250m healthcare corporate venturing fund set up late last year.
First investment illustrates value in working together
US-based conglomerate General Electric Company has made its first investment out of its new corpo- rate venturing fund with a $5m backing of California-based CardioDx. The CardioDx investment was made out of the $250m GE Healthymagination fund and is part of a larger round, which a regulatory filing seen by news provider www.pehub.com suggests could… Continue reading First investment illustrates value in working together
Rivalry is no reason to miss a good business move
Case study of Healthline shows the maturity of corporate venturing to helps portfolio companies develop.
Unlikely entrants join rush to sector
Flood of corporate venturing units from different sectors join large healthcare companies in helping entrepreneurs develop their business as Global Corporate Venturing research reveals the top 75 most influential firms.
How to support corporate venturing
To make the most of their investment dollar, corporations must ask two questions: when should we invest in start-ups and how much?
Companies search for the right venturing formula
Overview of corporate venturing models and latest US data
Companies search for the right venturing formula
At a seminar by UK-based law firm Taylor Wessing, John Bates, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the London Business School, said the fundamental reason companies wanted to promote internal and external corporate venturing was to add speed, innovation, flexibility and excitement to the larger business. He said these strategic and operational reasons boiled down to… Continue reading Companies search for the right venturing formula
Deals Round-up: May 2010
A summary of corporate venturing deals in May 2010
Top 20 Healthcare VCs
Top 20 Healthcare VCs, as ranked by Thomson Reuters VentureXpert and published in Global Corporate Venturing.
Top 75 Most Influential Healthcare Corporate Venturing Divisions
The Top 75 Most Influential Healthcare Corporate Venturing Divisions, as ranked by Global Corporate Venturing.