In our series of articles Corporate Venturing on the Test Bench, Martin Haemmig and Boris Battistini review and analyse the latest trends.

Industry boundaries are blurring, redefining competitive market dynamics and leading to fundamental changes in how corporations create and capture value. Specifically, advancements in technology are accelerating this process at an ever-faster pace.

Against this background, the internet of things (IoT) represents a transformative shift for the economy and a major driver for industry convergence. According to the most recent reports, the impact of the IoT on several sectors can be expected to be similar to the…