Innovation is speeding up. Capital is abundant. Invention is the root of success in driving equity that can then be geared appropriately.
Category: Comment
Subsector: robotics
When Jeff Bezos, founder of online retailer Amazon, announced his transition last week to executive chairman he clearly identified his future focus areas: “I will stay engaged in important Amazon initiatives but also have the time and energy I need to focus on the Day 1 Fund, the Bezos Earth Fund, Blue Origin, The Washington Post, and my other passions.”
Veracyte acquires Decipher for $600m
It would have made for interesting few months for Tina Nova, a director at Nasdaq-listed genomic diagnostics company Veracyte.
Editorial: Samsung’s brilliance
Young Sohn’s move creates platform for further growth
Subsector: additive manufacturing
If you can outsource manufacturing a part from a factory to the customer and reduce logistics and inventory costs it sounds appealing. So it is little surprise a host of industrial groups have explored additive manufacturing – also known as 3D printing.
Invention is the root of success
From idea to employing 1.3 million people and serving hundreds of millions of customers and businesses in a generation is phenomenal.
Editorial: Bezos marks next steps
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Agriculture & Ag Tech
Phuthi Mahanyele-Dabengwa, CEO in South Africa of local media group Naspers, in May last year said: “Food security is of paramount importance in South Africa.”
Creating a two-sided market
Creating a two-sided market is hard. Investors want to see quality dealflow while entrepreneurs want to know enough capital could be available if their pitch is right.
Launching the GoFurther Index
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the world’s first mechanics’ institute and the UK’s foundational role in the first industrial revolution, UMi, the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) and Mawsonia, publisher of Global Corporate Venturing (GCV), will host a one-day’s conference on how technology and innovation capital springing from the north of England and Scotland can transform society again.
GCV Digital Forum 2021 event highlights
It takes months of hard work to prepare for the third GCV Digital Forum as the Festival of Corporate Venturing.
Xerox sets up $250m corporate venture capital fund
In the world of innovation, US-based photocopier Xerox is famous for its Palo Alto research Center (Parc) that developed ideas and concepts Apple famously took on with its early computers.
Women In Venture meeting at the Festival of Corporate Venturing
This is just the tip of the iceberg for women in venture capital, according to Christina Riboldi, organiser of the regular series of meetings.
GCV Leadership Society Chairman’s Welcome Letter
GCV Leadership Society chairman’s welcome letter by Young Sohn, chairman of the board, Harman International and senior advisor, Samsung Electronics