Global Corporate Venturing has researched the status of most of the corporate venturing-backed companies that have filed or been reported as eyeing an imminent flotation.

The energy company backed by corporate venturing unit Energy Technology Ventures and venture firm Kleiner Perkins raised $26.5m in venture funding between November 2006 and May 2011.

The currency trading platform is backed by 10 banking groups and financial services firms, some of which will be acting as book-running managers for the IPO.

The company floated in Australia rather than the US as its EndoBarrier product for type II diabetes has regulatory approval in the country but has yet to be passed by America's.

US-based publisher International Data Group through its Chinese corporate venturing unit previously invested RMB5m ($) in 5173 in December 2006, while the portfolio company's other investors include venture capital firm Walden, according to news provider China Business News, citing a company filing for its initial public offering.

Mascoma's largest corporate shareholders are SunOpta, Valero and General Motors.

GCT, which counts fellow semiconductor companies Samsung, National and Pericom among its investors, will go public but the price is still to be set.

360buy and Lashou are reportedly eyeing initial public offering after securing big venture funding rounds this year.

Groupon reportedly shelves roadshow for flotation expected to value it at $20bn.

The Taiwan-based Gudeng, which manufactures equipment for semiconductors, has become the third Intel Capital company to float this year.