Corporate venturing units are in the spotlight with increased support from the world's most important venture capital trade bodies, write Toby Lewis and Tim Lafferty

The final quarter of the year marks a high point in the recognition of the importance corporations play in venture capital with an unprecedented number of events planned.

Industry bodies and conference organisers in continental Europe, the UK and the US gathered corporates together in an attempt to understand how companies are investing in venture capital. Trade bodies in Asia, notably in Shanghai, China, Korea and Japan, have also been active all year promoting the activity of corporates in…