STMicroelectronics, a Switzerland-based chip company, has launched its corporate venturing fund run by two of the company’s top managers. Loic Liétar and Guy Lauvergeon are managing director and managing partner, respectively, of ST New Ventures, which will invest in technology, product and service start-up companies serving emerging markets where semiconductors are important, such as healthcare,… Continue reading ST picks senior managers for fund
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Gaule’s Question Time: Motorola Solutions
Gaule: Give a brief description of the purpose of your venture unit, when it was formed and how the process occurs in your organisation. Schröder: MSVC, formerly Motorola Ventures, was formed in 1999 as the strategic venture capital arm of Motorola Solutions, formerly Motorola before its demerger into two parts 12 months ago. The purpose… Continue reading Gaule’s Question Time: Motorola Solutions
Amex Ventures hires Bodas
Bodas had previously spent three years as director of strategic investments at US-based insurer Hartford’s corporate venturing and innovation unit.
Wuensch promotion at BASF
Germany-based chemicals company BASF has promoted one of the co-heads of its corporate venturing unit. Josef Wünsch (pictured), managing director of BASF Venture Capital (BVC) since July 2006, is now senior vice-president of modelling, formulation research and technology incubation at BASF. Dirk Nachtigal, the other co-managing director of BASF Venture Capital for the past 10… Continue reading Wuensch promotion at BASF
Martel joins Inerjys Ventures
Martel will lead investments into renewable energy technology companies and advise portfolio companies on exit strategy having previously spent nine years as a strategic investor within large international corporations and two years providing advice to clients undertaking strategic investment, including France-based Areva.
Saebi leaves post for phones
Payman Saebi, general manager of ventures at UK-based logistics company Royal Mail Group, has left to work at local phone operator BT as head of strategy.
Ritz checks into Etisalat
Ritz had effectively been responsible for n?w business development at Swisscom and also in charge of its corporate venturing unit, Swisscom Ventures headed by Dominique Megret.
BGF takes two more
David Colclough has joined as an investment director of the Business Growth Fund while Neil Inskip is an investment manager, with both based in the Manchester office run by regional director Andy Gregory.
Davis leaves JJDC
Davis joined J&J in 1984 after working for healthcare peers and since January 2008 was responsible for the management and efforts of both JJDC and the internal Johnson & Johnson ventures group, Redscript Ventures.
Schachter leaves post-merger
Bart Schachter was vice-president of corporate business development and mergers and acquisitions at National, the division incorporating corporate venturing, from 2009 to its merger with chip peer Texas Instruments.
Corporate venturers on the move
Research by Global Corporate Venturing and US trade body the National Venture Capital Association gives some insights into career development prospects in the sector.
2011: A year in perspective
Welcome to the Global Corporate Venturing analysis of 2011, where we pick out the biggest themes as decided by the people who count – the corporate venturing heads and those in the related ecosystem.
Gaule’s Question Time: Frank Herkstroter, P&G
Gaule: Give a brief description of the purpose of your innovation and the key areas for P&G. Herkströter: P&G decided about 10 years ago that, in order to meet its growth objectives, the only way would be to "connect and develop" beyond the type of collaboration that already took place with P&G’s suppliers. So, the… Continue reading Gaule’s Question Time: Frank Herkstroter, P&G