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This article provides an overview of some of the techniques currently being used by some corporations to bridge the financing gap between buyers and sellers.

Burrill & Company identified more than $2.6bn in expected funding through nine initiatives announced since the end of February to end-March.

This article, the second of two, contains ideas for successful corporate venturing drawn from my experience in operations in corporate companies, start-ups providing products and services to corpo-rates and corporate venture capital investing with an oil major. This article deals with obstacles and failure signals.

Through statistical analyses, the researchers determined how the backgrounds of the managers affected the approaches and goals of the venturing units.

What is the next big thing in venture capital?" Whenever I see a venture capitalist, I ask this question, but none of them gives me a satisfying answer. I will share my answer here and hope that this will stimulate others to comment with different point of view.

Mike Brooks draws on his experience to examine reasons to do corporate venturing.

If you keep at it and remain persistent, you are going to be there when strategic moves are required. But you need to be at the table through it all.

Andrew Gaule, founder of the Corven Corporate Venturing Network, interviews DSM's Rob van Leen, chief innovation officer, and Marcel Lubben, managing director.