Steven Kaplan, Neubauer family professor of entrepreneurship and finance, and faculty director of the Polsky Entrepreneurship Center, at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, and Josh Lerner, Jacob H Schiff professor of investment banking at Harvard Business School, analysis the data behind venture capital’s prospects and finds the future brighter than pessimists expect.
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Gaule’s Question Time: Eastern promise – dealmaking in China
In the first of a series of monthly interviews with leading venture investors, Andrew Gaule, pictured, founder of the H-I Network and Corporate Venture Senior Executive Forum, talks to York Chen, managing partner of iD TechVentures
Venturing needs tolerance rather than killing
This is the first in our monthly Ask Adam series where venturing expert Adam Caper, managing director of Synchrony Venture Management, answers the industry’s questions. To comment or ask further questions, anonymously if required, please email: jmawson@globalcorporateventuring.com
In order to master change, you must first dread it
Prof Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School
Aim carefully before using high tech to shape strategy
July 2010 Editorial by James Mawson
Deal round-up: June 2010
Global Corporate Venturing round-up of last month’s deals involving a corporate venturing unit across all sectors.
Top 50 hi-tech corporate venturing units
Global Corporate Venturing identifies the 50 most influential corporate venturing divisions of information and communication technology equipment and services companies.
Qualcomm’s InvenSense reveals listing plans
US-based maker of navigation equipment InvenSense seeks up to $100m at flotation on Nasdaq stock exchange.
Tesla powers up for larger flotation
US initial public offering for Tesla Motors, a US-based maker of electric vehicles backed by car makers as strategic investors, to see more shares listed at a higher price of $17 per share.
Gilead picks up CGI Pharmaceuticals
Eli Lilly’s corporate venturing division part of CGI consortium selling the company for $120m, twice the venture money invested.
Playdom acquires Hive7
Social gaming company Playdom uses some of its proceeds from latest investment round to buy peer Hive7.
RGB plays RipCode acquisition tape
Comcast Interactive Capital-backed RGB Networks acquires video processing software peer Ripcode.
Fabrinet finished flotation with less than expected
Thailand-based manufacturer Fabrinet lists below its target range in New York.
Palantir sees $90m funding round arrive
Founders Fund leads series D round at a reported $735m valuation for Palantir Technologies.