Earlier this year The Korea Capital Market Institute estimated that the government measures there to support angel investors and start-up companies would initiate a subsequent 4.3 trillion won increase in venture investment over the next five years. And with angel investor data also rising, deal flow is naturally buoyant. But the impatient exit culture of this market could be setting up entrepreneurs and investors alike for failure.

South Africa media and internet services firm, Naspers, is not pulling out of the Indonesia and Philippines online service markets, despite the corporate investor having to bite the bullet and close two sites in those markets earlier this year. Two strong brands in the classified sector has proved that the right strategy works in any market.

A look at the UK's university commercialisation ecosystem in the first of a regular regional analysis series by our sister title Global University Venturing.

My trip to the Munich Network in March painted an interesting portrait of an innovative region.

A look at how Japan is trying to find its own path in corporate venturing beyond Silicon Valley.