Our round up of corporate venturing in the third quarter.

Market Overview 

Global Corporate Venturing recorded 206 investment deals by corporate venturing units worth $4.2bn in the third quarter of 2013.  This was down on the second quarter of 2013, when 246 investments worth $5bn were recorded, but a little more in terms of value than the first quarter of 2013, which saw 222 investments worth $4bn.  Compared year-on-year, there were 276 investment deals worth $4.3bn in 2012 Q3, so fewer deals this time around, but worth more.

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