Sector focus: Industrials

With the internet of things (IoT) gaining momentum and interesting developments yet to be seen, 2015 was marked by impressive fundraising activity and the establishment of new corporate venturing arms in the industrials sector. As far as portfolios of corporate VCs are concerned, there appears to be a significant degree of diversification, albeit with a clearly discernable focus on certain sectors.

The top investor by number of deals in the industrial sector for the past year has been US-based General…

Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.