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Marketing its innovation credentials, WPP uses corporate venturing amid a broader acquisition and development strategy to transition to a digital future.
Business and legal imperatives for successful corporate innovation revealed
Intellectual property the bedrock of the modern economy but using that knowledge and valuing it correctly remains difficult.
Boutique service providers rather than large firms taste equity tidbits alongside a cash main course.
The 2010 State of Innovation Report is the second annual analysis of 12 technology areas and their global innovation by the IP Solutions business of media group Thomson Reuters.
Corporate venturing is where venture capital firms were 15 years ago in terms of their marketing awareness.
EDBI of Singapore led the series C round for Smaato. Aeris had led the company's $4.5m series B round in December 2009.
The Yet2Ventures fund will provide follow-on investment and liquidity to small companies.
US-listed legal service provider LawPivot had previously raised $400,000 from its angel investors. It will now move into Google's start-up incubator.
Comcast, which is posting David Horowitz on to the portfolio company's board, is following media peer Tribune in backing Perfect Market after becoming a user of its services.
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