Nordh recently took over the corporate venturing unit, as the latest step in his second career-spell at Saab.

Nadkarni says he proposed the venturing unit's creation three years ago because the VC community was "sitting on its hands".

During the past decade he has expanded the corporate venturing team to 14 in offices in the US, China, Japan and Germany.

British investor Sir James Dyson, founder of vacuum cleaner company Dyson, is donating $7.9m to The Royal College of Art to support engineering start-ups.

Chief architect behind a unique set up in the corporate venturing industry.

The Business Growth Fund has invested $16.2m in broadband comparison site Broadbandchoices.co.uk.

A region of surplus creativity but a dearth of funding.