A look at second quarter corporate venturing activity.
Corporate venturing activity in September was driven by robust levels of activity, with the technology sector generally buoyed by the large initial public offering (IPO) of China-based online retailer Alibaba. During the month there were 157 investments by corporate venturing units worth $3.2bn, compared with 161 deals worth $4.2bn in August. There were three exits and two IPOs worth $26.7bn, compared with six exits and four IPOs worth $2.3bn that we tracked in August. The value of…
